Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1902 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelPerfected Wonder System
Serial No.7542
SignedOn bell: MADE BY / C.G. Conn (script) / ELKHART INDBarrel marked: Conn (script)
MarkingsOn body: B7542H
Description4 sections.: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell "Albert" system; 17 touchpieces; 6 ring keys and 1 split plateau key; "Perfected Wonder System" with many fingering alternates including Pupeschi key, left hand alternateF/C touchpiece, patent C-sharp, articulated G-sharp; split plateau key for first finger right hand allows for alternate A-flat/E-flat; ebonite body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has metal rollers for little finger keys.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 566 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04103
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