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1914 C.G.Conn Wonderphone Eb Alto - Top Action Valves - High and Low Pitch

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Conn called its entire line of new bell-forward instruments "Wonderphones". This instrument is silver plated brass with a gold wash bell.  It is shown outfitted for high pitch, but it also has a marking etched on each valve slide for the low pitch positions, and would have come with a separate low pitch tuning slide.
 
This horn was found in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
 
 
 
 
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Bell detail