Double-bell euphonium, B-flat
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1899 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelAmerican
Serial No.71664
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDMarkingssmall bell flange & female rec: 1157
DescriptionSilver-plated brass (satin silver, large bell burnished silver, small bell with gold wash), mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Four front-action, bottom-sprung piston valves. Double-bell activated by front-action 4th piston valve, also bottom-sprung. Fixed upright main bell. Directional and detachable secondary bell forward. Two water keys on main tuning slide and on 4th valve slide. Lyre holder on outer branch of second tuning slide. Secondary bell bumper button on upper bow. Foliage engraving surrounding the signature on the main bell.
DimensionsBell: 11 5/16
Bell: 6-3/4 in
ProvenancePlayed at the University of South Dakota Cadet Band by Andrew Lider Anderson, Class of 1903.
Gift of Florence E. Brounty, Mt. Vernon, Washington, 1983.
Published ReferencesMallett, Edward. _The Double Bell Euphonium: Design and Literature Past and Present_. D.M.A. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1996. (pp. 74-78)
Credit LineGift of Florence E. Brounty, 1983
Object number03186
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