Trumpet, B-flat, A
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1927 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model2B New World Symphony
Serial No.242042
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd. / ELKHART - IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respecitvely: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: PATENTED
Stamped on valve spring barrels: 242042
DescriptionBrass, lacquered, mother-of-pearl inlays in touchpieces and bottom valve caps
Quick-change to A with push-rod.
Three tower-spring Périnet valves with two unequal guide pins each
Valve-slide quick-change with push-rods at first (with saddle) and third valve (with pull ring) to change valve-slide length from B-flat to A.
DimensionsHeight: 499 mm
Bell diameter: 120 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.62 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. 119.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01696
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1927 ca.
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