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Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch
Maker: C. G. Conn
Date: 1897 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart and New York, Indiana and New York, United States, North America
Model: Wonder A
Serial No: 30426
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate floral design: C G CONN / MAKER / ELKHART, IND / AND / NEW YORK
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 30426 / PAT. JUNE / 15, 1886
Stamped on second valve casing: 30426 / PAT. JUNE / 15, 1886
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold wash bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 375 mm
Bell diameter: 150 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.5 mm (0.492 in)
Bell diameter: 150 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.5 mm (0.492 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 53-55, plate #2.
Object number: 01516