Clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1914-1916 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.E33479L
SignedStamped on top and bottom joints: C. G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (all inside oval)MarkingsVery faint stamp on barrel and bell: TRADE [spread-winged eagle perched on music lyre with CGC monogram] MARK
Serial number stamped on all joints, including barrel and bell.
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Darkwood body with silver-plated nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. "Albert" system with 13 touchpieces and 5 rings (two brille). 1st, 2nd, and 4th rings have small vent pads. Wrap-around front register key. Patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 430mm
Barrel: 39mm
Top joint: 136mm
Bottom joint: 180mm
Bell: 75mm
Bell diameter: 67mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.5mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 19.8mm
(all length measurements exclude tenons)
ProvenancePreviously owned and played by Jack Stafford (d.1962), who was a professional string player in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1900s.
Donor Diane Watkins from LaPorte, Colorado, received the clarinet through "The Horn Project," which is a program in Northern Colorado (run by Watkins) that collects old instruments and overhauls them for students and veterans for about 10% of what the retail cost would be. It was donated to the project by Stafford's granddaughter, Ms. Joanie MacDonald, from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Credit LineGift of Diane Watkins, 2024
Object number15775
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