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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date: 1918 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No: 158579
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by banner and floral design: MADE BY / C. G. CONN Ltd. (script) / ELKHART / -IND- / U.S.Q.M.C.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 158579 / PATENTED
Stamped on second valve casing: 158579 / PATENTED
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 500 mm
Bell diameter: 210 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
Bell diameter: 210 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), 202-203.
Object number: 01011