c. 1895 Conn Wonder Alto Saxophone GL-196_A17-01

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Title: Alto Saxophone

Maker: C. G. Conn

Model: Wonder

Date: c. 1895

Geography: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: 168

Accession Number: GL-196_A17-01

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

  • An example of the first model of saxophone made in America and the oldest American saxophone in The Greenleaf Collection.

  • Nickel-plated

  • Left-hand bell keys, metal rollers, and key cups. 

  • Gothic-style engraving

  • Serial numbers located on lyre holder, palm keys, and spatula keys.

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