Mellophone, E-flat, high pitch
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- French horn alto
- Circular Alto
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1929
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model7-E Wonder
Serial No.266368
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. Conn Ltd. / ELKHART IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on right side of second valve casing: 266368 / PATENTEDStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1, 2, 3DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, double loop, tuning slide after fixed L-shaped leadpipe, three front-action Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment with one key on piston (nickel-plated brass), single water key, windway 1-2-3.
C. G. Conn, Ltd., advertised this mellophone in the nominal pitch of E-flat as follows: “The French horn, or circular alto, is largely supplanting the upright alto for concert work, due to superiority of tone quality.” DimensionsHeight: 409 mm
Tube length: 2072 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.1 mm, 9 mm, 12.7 mm, 12.7 mm (0.5 inches)
Bell diameter: 304 mm (12 inches)ProvenancePurchased from Richard Dundas, Rutland, Vermont, 1987.Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), pp. 230, 296.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06936
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1927-1928 ca.
