Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1906 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.95724
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 95724 / PAT. JUNE / 15, 1886
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 495 mm
Bell diameter: 205 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 510-511.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02698
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