Double-bell euphonium, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1903 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelAmerican
Serial No.80860
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3 4 5
Stamped on small bell receiver and lower edge: 23
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell interiors. Four, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 695 mm
Bell diameters: 270 mm (primary); 172 mm (secondary)
Bore: 13.9 mm (0.550 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMary H. Larson, Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1978, p. 228.
T.U.B.A. Journal Vol. VIII No. 4 (Spring 1981).
Harvey Phillips and William Winkle. The Art of Tuba and Euphonium. 1992. Appendix B, p. 97.
Edward Mallett. “The Double-Bell Euphonium: The History of a Forgotten Instrument,” T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Spring 1994), pp. 24-28.
Ed Mallett. The Double-Bell Euphonium Design and Literature Past & Present. DMA Dissertation. MSU 1996. Pp. 84-88.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02204
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1923 ca.
