Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1932-1933 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model40B Conn-Queror, Vocabell
Serial No.285470
SignedEngraved on bell in Art Deco style with the figure Pan playing the pipes: C. G. CONN LTD. / ELKHART / IND. U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing and pistons: 285470
Stamped on leadpipe: 40B
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, bell interior gold-plated and burnished, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, rimless bell, single loop, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, spring attached to bottom valve cap, bottom valve caps with central slot to facilitate un-screwing, alignment by one key on Clickless Crysteel pistons, octagonal valve cases, single water keys with spring hidden in cap-shaped saddle at main tuning slide and third valve slide, trigger with pull ring at third valve slide, windway 3-2-1.
Silver mouthpiece, stamped: CONN 5
40B Conn-queror model with Vocabell (later patented as US patent no. 1,993,714, March 5, 1935). The bottom valve cap design follows US patent 1,956,254 (April 24, 1934), filed by Harry W. Schwartz on July 30th, 1932, and related to a slot in the valve cap to facilitate removal in the event of thread corrosion. The octagonal valve casing and water key designs follow US patent 1,966,119, filed on the same day as the valve cap design by Leland B. Greenleaf (granted July 10, 1934). The latter patent covered the fluted valve casings to facilitate a good grip of the instrument in hot weather when the player’s hands are moist, and a water key that was better protected from getting damaged by obstacles, for example the player’s clothing.
DimensionsHeight: 526 mm
Tube length: 1311 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.9 mm, 8.6 mm, 11.7 mm, 11.7 mm (0.459 inches)
Bell diameter: 108 mm (4 1/4 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Dick McFarland, Elk City, Oklahoma, 1986.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06801
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