Clarinet, B-flat
Alternate name(s)
- Double-wall clarinet
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1893-1897 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelMetal Wonder Clarinet
Serial No.1203
SignedEngraved on bell: B / MADE BY / [→] C.G. CONN, [←] / ELKHART, / IND.Markingsnone
Description4 sections: top joint, bottom joint, bell -- barrel of this clarinet on display with NMM 3061 and is not pictured in this photo. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 ring keys; metal body and keys; double-wall construction with outer bore the size of a regular wood clarinet and inner bore the size of a regular wood clarinet; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; plating around toneholes is worn indicative that this instrument must have been played a lot.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 642 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 567 mm
Barrel: 65.9 mm
Upper joint: 185 mm
Bottom joint: 227 mm
Bell: 102 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15.0 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15.0 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDeborah Check Reeves, "Historically Speaking" in "The Clarinet." Vol. 37, No. 3 (June 2010): 26-27.
Margaret Downie Banks, "C. G. Conn's Double-Wall Wonder Clarinets," _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 37, No. 3 (December 2010): 3.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01331
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