Description4 valves.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Water-key on main tuning-slide; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 4 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: All 4 valve buttons replacements.
Overall size: 918; bell 513.
Sounding length: minimum 4105.
Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 13.5; m.t.s. at c 345mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bores 16.75 - 17.6; centre of valve cluster at c 821mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3,4) 17.6; 2053mm from bell end, c 43.05; c 1684mm from bell end, 60.9.
B = 0.37.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 14.5 - 13.8.
Inscribed on bell "MADE BY / C G Conn Ltd. / ELKHART / IND"; on side of valve casings "1", "2 / 140486", "3", "4".
Decorative features: Floral embellishment around inscription on bell; mother of pearl on valve buttons (not original).
Knob missing from bow guard. |