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Clarinet

Clarinet in C, of dark brown wood (cocus?), with copper alloy keys (silver plated?), Pupeschi system, and alloy ferrules and bell rim ring. No mouthpiece. With integral lower body and foot.

  • Date:
    c.1900
  • Maker:
    C.G. Conn
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    U.S.A., Indiana, Elkhart
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  • Materials:Cocus?;Copper;Alloy;Metal;Silver?
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  • Inscriptions:C.G. CONN ELKHART INDIANA [on barrel and bell] C1839 H [?] OUR LABEL [in shield:] M.P.B. .P.I.U. FACTORY 14[?] [on upper body]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 492 mm Max Diam [bell] = 72 mm