Clarinet, B-flat
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Double-wall clarinet
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1890 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelMetal Wonder Clarinet
Serial No.465
SignedEngraved on bell: Bb / 465 / MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on top joint, just below tenon is serial number: 465
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings (1 brille); silver-plated brass body and ferrules; gold-plated keys and rings; double-wall construction; wrap-around register key; rollers for little finger keys; patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 642 mm
Overall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 571 mm
Barrel: 66.1 mm
Upper joint: 175 mm
Bottom joint: 226 mm
Bell: 103 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.3 mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published ReferencesBanks, Margaret Downie. "C. G. Conn's Double-Wall Wonder Clarinets." _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 37, no. 3 (December 2010): 3.
Reeves, Deborah Check. "Albert and the Albert System." _The Clarinet_ 27, no. 2 (March 2000): 30-32.
Reeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 37, no. 3 (June 2010): 26-27.
Deborah Reeves, "Historically Speaking," The Clarinet. Vol. 50, No. 3, June 2023, pp. 28-31.
Credit LineW. Wayne Sorensen Collection, 1982
Object number03061
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