Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1921 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model4B Symphony
Serial No.185772
SignedEngraved on bell within circle with dots: MADE BY / C. G. CONN Ltd / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively; PATENTED
Stamped on valve spring barrels: 18572
DescriptionOriginal gold plating stripped down to brass, finished in gold-brass lacquer, custom engraving with eagle over shield and floral designs; mother-of-pearl inlays in touchpieces and bottom-valve caps.
Main tuning slide with push-rod, adjustable in length.
Three tower-spring Périnet valves with two unequal guide pins each.
Third-valve slide with trigger ring.
DimensionsHeight: 485 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
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. 113.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01654
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