Cornet, B-flat, A
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1940 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model8A Victor slender
Serial No.335121
SignedEngraved on bell surrounded by geometric patterns: C. G. CONN LTD. / U.S.A. / ELKHART – IND.MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece receiver: 8A
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 335121 PATENTED (vertically)
Stamped twice on opera glass tuning slide: 2
DescriptionBrass, lacquered
Fixed leadpipe, main tuning slide with push-rod-activated quick-change to A, opera-glass fine tuning device after valve section
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 460 mm
Bell diameter: 105 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMarshall L. Scott, The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 101.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00945
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1941 ca.