Tenor valve trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1914 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.135835
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C G Conn / ELKHART / – IND -MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 2 / 135835 / UNION / MPBP / B &SW / LABEL / PATENTED
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass. Silver-plated finish, with gold-plated bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.495 in (12.6 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 122.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02086
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