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Bass clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Bass clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Date: 1927 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: 50N
Serial No: B195602L
SignedStamped on top and bottom joints, inside an oval: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA
Engraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd. (script) / ElKHART - IND. / U.S.A.
MarkingsEngraved above signature on bell: Arlington H. S.
Description4 sections: metal neck, wood top joint, wood bottom joint, metal bell. Boehm system; 25 touchpieces, no rings; wood, metal; 2 non-automatic register LH thumb keys on back of top joint, lower register vent near top of top of body and top register vent is on the neck. Location of thumb keys: touchpiece that controls lower register vent is on player's left side, touchpiece that contols higher register vent is on player's right side.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
From highest point to lowest point in straight line without mouthpiece: 880 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 23.1 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02073