Trumpet, B-flat
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1941 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model12B New York Symphony Special
Serial No.343043
SignedEngraved on bell: C. G. CONN LTD. / ELKHART – IND.Engraved on leadpipe: N. Y. SYMP. SPECIAL
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: PATENTED 343043
DescriptionLacquered brass with German-silver fittings; mother-of-pearl finger buttons
Main tuning slide at first bow
Flaring part of bell spun, conical part formed with tab seam
French rim with iron wire insert
Single water key at main tuning slide and third valve slide
Three bottom-sprung clickless crysteel valves with lug on guide plate
Trigger with pull ring at the third valve slide
Well-executed Art Deco engraving on bell
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 473 mm
Bell diameter: 117 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. 120.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01702
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