Klarinet Archive - Posting 000224.txt from 2001/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Ancient Albert
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:54:41 -0400

At 11:11 PM 8/16/2001 -0700, you wrote:

>Can anyone tell me anything - date of manufacture, history, or why this
>thing was made - about a CONN clarinet, Albert system, double walled
>metal, marked 'C' (I am assuming lit is a C clarinet, haven't played
>it), 2 rings in the right hand, Roller Patent, Gold plated keys, Silver
>plated body and posts. Serial # 1111
>
>The engraving on the bell is in a curved configuration and says:
>
> _____ Made By ______
> ____ C. G. Conn ____
> _____ Elkhart ______
> ______ Ind_________
>
>It has 3 slight, and I mean small, dents on the outside wall.
>
>GaryT

Instruments made after 1915, after Charles Gerard Conn sold the
company, say C. G. Conn LTD, so there is a little help on the date. A
serial number list I have, if accurate, puts it as early as 1895!

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