Bass saxophone, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1929 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelNew Wonder 14M
Serial No.M220840
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd. / ELKHART – IND. / U.S.A. MarkingsStamped on lower back side: PATD. DEC. 8 1914 / 1119954 / B / M220840 / L
DescriptionOne piece body with separate neck. Silver-plated brass, gold-plated bell. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces and rollers. Single octave key. Bis Bb key. Side C key. Forked F-sharp key. Nail file G#. Drawn toneholes. Split low keys: low Bb on right side of bell, low B/low C# on left side of bell.
DimensionsTotal height straight line – same height as total height of body
Total height curve from above from neck to bottom – 2309 mm (90 7/8”)
Total height of body straight line – 1302 mm (51 ¼”)
Bell diameter – 256 mm (10 1/16”)
Height of bottom to bottom of bell – 739 mm (29 1/16”)
Height of bottom to top of bell – 892 mm (35 1/8”)
Length of neck straight line – 228 mm (8 15/16”)
Length of neck curve from above – 297 mm (11 5/8”)
Length of bell’s flare from inside bell – 38 mm (1 ½”)
Length of bell’s flare from outside bell – 32 mm (1 ¼”)
Width of bottom straight line, from key guard but not including key guard – 222 mm
(8 ¾”)
Width of outside of bottom bow, from ferrule to ferrule – 600 mm (23 5/8”)
ProvenanceGift of Arne B. Larson, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1988.
Published ReferencesBanks, Margaret. _Elkhart’s Brass Roots_. Vermillion, South Dakota: SMM, 1994. (p. 59)
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Object number04356
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