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Trumpet, B-flat, A

Maker Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.

Distributor C. G. Conn, Ltd.

Maker Pan American Band Instrument Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.

Date1936 ca.

Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America

Model66B-2 [also advertised as the "Prom" model. The "2" designates satin silver with gold bell.]

Serial No.120756

SignedEngraved on bell, surrounding a globe showing North and South America: PAN – AMERICAN / ELKHART, IND. US.A. [abo e globe is an American eagle's head and outstretched wings in front of the sun]
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectivley: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 120756
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish; bell interior gold plated; mother-of-pearl touchpiece inlays
Main tuning slide with finger ring and push-rod activated quick-change to A
Three bottom-sprung Périnet valves with one lug on piston
Third valve trigger with pull ring
DimensionsHeight: 492 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 9.95 mm, according to Pan American ads, the bore is #1/2 or 0.425"
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMarshall L. Scott, The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 112.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number01651

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