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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch

Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch

Maker: C. G. Conn
Date: 1906 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: Wonder
Serial No: 98433
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.
MarkingsStamped on second valve: OUR LABEL / [union label] MPB /PLU/ FACTORIES / Factory 34 / Pat June 15, 1886
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 203 mm (8 in)
Primary bore: 12.2 mm (0.480 in)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 166-167.
Object number: 00962