Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1918 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, 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
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
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), 202-203.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01011
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1923 ca.
