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Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Date: 1919 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No: B54701L
SignedOn top joint and bottom joint: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (all in oval cartouche)
MarkingsOn barrel and bell: TRADE / [eagle] / MARK
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 15 touchpieces; 5 rings; ebonite body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; has a left hand A-flat/E-flat touchpiece; has fork E-flat/B-flat; appears to have been cut down from low pitch to high pitch.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 595 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01872