Trumpet, C, B-flat, A, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1924 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model18B
Serial No.214580
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE / BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART Ltd. / IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 214580 / PATENTED
Stamped on quick-change rotary valve: 13811, A and Bb
Stamped on first and third valve slides of B-flat set: Bb
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, bell-interior gold plated, mother-of-pearl inlay in finger buttons and lower valve caps, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow (alternatives for C and B-flat/A), three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), construction not yet determined (valve caps frozen), single water keys at C tuning slide, B-flat/A tuning slide (two), and third valve slides, trigger with pull ring at third valve slides, windway 3-2-1.
U-shaped main tuning slide for C; double-U-shaped main tuning slide for B-flat with rotary-valve quick-change to A; two complete sets of valve slides for C and B-flat; tuning bit for cornet mouthpiece; silver lyre; cleaning rod.
Silver cornet mouthpiece, stamped: CONN-CONCERT
Silver trumpet mouthpiece, stamped: CONN SYMPHONY
Straight brass mute with gold-plating, stamped: C. G. CONN / MAKER
The 18B model was the low pitch version of an all-purpose trumpet with two sets of tuning slides for C and B-flat, a U-shaped C main tuning slide for vocal, piano or violin parts, and a double-U-shaped main tuning slide for B-flat with rotary-valve quick-change to A. It was produced between 1922 and 1935.
DimensionsHeight: 465 mm
Tube length: 1166 mm, 1336 mm, 1421 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.8 mm, 8.5 mm, 10.3-11.1 mm, 11.1 mm (0.437 inches)
Bell diameter: 115 mm (4 1/2 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Rich Ita, Atlanta, Georgia.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07241
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