Tenor saxophone, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1916 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelWonder
Serial No.33343
SignedEngraved on the bell: MADE – BY / C. G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART - I N D.Description
Extremely ornately engraved, Wonder model tenor saxophone by C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1916. The engravings on this silver- and gold-plated instrument were created by Julius Stenberg (1868-1954), one of Conn’s top engravers, who worked for the company for 64 years. Included among the engravings are the Spirit of ’76, an American Indian, pixies playing musical instruments, Uncle Sam, an eagle, St. George and the dragon, mythological figures, Venus, satyrs, muses, and flowers.
Dimensionsoverall length: 32.25 in.
bell diameter: 6.25 in.
ProvenancePurchased from Mark Metzler, Elkhart, Indiana, in memory of Grace L. Beede, 1991.
Published ReferencesNMM catalog: _As Good as Gold: The First 50 Years (1973-2023)_. Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2023. (pp. 49, 52-53)
“The Musical Conn Man.” _Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 18, No. 3 (April 1991): 2-3.
Cohen, Paul. “C. G. Conn and The Shrine to Music Museum.” _Saxophone Journal_ 16, No. 3 (Nov/Dec. 1991): 8-10.
“1991 Acquisitions at USD Music Museum.” _Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society_ 21, No. 1 (February 1992): 7.
Larson, André P. "Goes to Indiana in May . . . C. G. Conn Exhibition Opens at Museum on February 4." _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 21, No. 2 (January 1994): 1-2.
Banks, Margaret. “On the Cutting Edge: The Rich Legacy of C. G. Conn's Brass
Instrument Engravers.” _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 24, No. 1 (October 1996): 1-2.
Banks, Margaret. “From the Museum's Treasure Chest.” _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 30, No. 1 (February 2003): 3.
Credit LinePurchase funds given in memory of Grace L. Beede, 1991
Object number05070
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