Clarinet, E-flat
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Double-wall clarinet
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1895 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelMetal Wonder Clarinet
Serial No.1576
SignedEngraved on bell within shield: MADE / [→] BY [←] / CONN / ELKHART, / [→] IND. [←]MarkingsStamped on top joint, just below top tenon, and on bottom joint, just above bottom tenon is serial number: 1576
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings (1 brille); gold-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): 468.5 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 407 mm
Barrel: 37.8 mm
Upper joint: 124 mm
Bottom joint: 171 mm
Bell: 74 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 13.3 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.3 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 19.9 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.
Banks, Margaret Downie. _Elkhart's Brass Roots: an Exhibition to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of C.G. Conn's Birth and the 120th Anniversary of the Conn Company_. Vermillion: The Shrine to Music Museum, 1994. (p. 31)
Reeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 37, no. 3 (June 2010): 26-27.
Reeves, Deborah. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 50, No. 3 (June 2023): 28-31.
Credit LineW. Wayne Sorensen Collection, 1983
Object number03205
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