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Piccolo in D-flat by C. G. Conn Ltd., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1941

 NMM 4576.  Piccolo by C. G. Conn Ltd., Elkhart, Indiana, ca. 1941

NMM 4576. Piccolo in D-flat (low pitch) by C. G. Conn Ltd., Elkhart, ca. 1941. Serial no. 302718. New Wonder line. Boehm system. Two sections. Engraved on socket: C. G. CONN LTD. / ELKHART – IND. / U. S. A.; stamped on body: 44–P–302718–D–L. Silver-plated. Twelve silver-plated keys. Closed G-sharp key; no B-flat lever. Total length, 12" (305 mm). Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.


Details of Key Work

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Front view of keys

Back view of keys


Signature on Socket

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Engraving of Conn name, view 1 Engraving of Conn name, view 2 Engraving of Conn name, view 3


Lit.:  Stephanie Kocher, "Boehm's Very Good Idea," Flute Talk, Vol. 25, No. 5 (January 2006), p. 15.

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