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Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date1922 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.96284 B96284L
SignedOn bell: University / of / Chicago Band / Ares. Vita / catsci Grey / eritia Latur (in book outline) / [eagle] / PRESENTED BY / C. D. Greenleaf / U. of C. 99 / MADE BY / C. G. CoNN Ltd. / ELKHART IND. / U.S.A.

On back of bell: [eagle] / TRADE MARK
MarkingsUniversity / of / Chicago Band / Presented by / C. D. Greenleaf / U. of C. 99
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm system; ebonite body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Part of set given by Conn Company President, Carl D. Greenleaf, to the University of Chicago Band in 1922. Greenleaf graduated from the Univeristy of Chicago in 1899. Bell engraved.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 600 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01620
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