Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1929 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelWonder 4E
Serial No.264819
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd / ELKHART IND / U.S.A.Markings#2 back: patented
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 305 mm (12 in)
Bore: 13.4 mm (0.527 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 228-229.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01042
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1932 ca.
