Conn Albert System Clarinet
date: label: Date made
content: 1897-1899
name: label: maker
content: C. G. Conn
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by C.G. Conn in Elkhart, Indiana around 1897 to 1899. It is an Albert System clarinet in B-flat made of ebonite with nickel plated keys and ferrules. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MADE BY<br>C.G. CONN<br>ELKHART, IND.<br>AND<br>NEW YORK</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Elkhart
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0498.03
label: accession number
content: 1988.0498
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0498.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ebonite (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nickel plate (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in; 59.69 cm x 7.9375 cm
label: Measurements
content: cap: 2 5/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 5.87375 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 2 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 9 3/16 in x 2 in; 23.33625 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 9 7/8 in x 2 in; 25.0825 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 in x 3 1/8 in; 10.16 cm x 7.9375 cm