1913 Conn New Invention Boehm System Flute with C Foot GL-154_A13-20

Title: New Invention Boehm System Flute with C Foot

Maker: C. G. Conn

Date: 1913

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Material: Rosewood

Sounding Length: 23 3/4 in. (60.4 cm)

Keys: Modern / Boehm 1847 system with offset G

Serial Number: 27982

Accession Number: GL-154_A13-20

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

• Three sections, metal inlaid tenons, cylindrical bore, oval embouchure.

• Stamped C.G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (in oval cartouche) and cartouche with UNION / MRBR / B&SW / LABEL on middle joint. Serial number engraved under G-sharp and on rib.

• Boehm system, gold-plated plateau keys with mother-of-pearl inlay, post and rod on ribs.

• An example of Conn’s “New Invention Boehm System All Wood Flute.” This flute was in “Artist Finish” and was listed for $135 in the 1913 C. G. Conn Band and Orchestra Instruments catalogue.

• Original condition.

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