Head joint will be fully sterilised before despatch. Will be much better with that pad replaced. Other than this the instrument appears to play all ok. Used to be used for doubling but no longer required due to change in circumstance. Silver plated instrument that is cosmetically clean and in good condition. Twelve nickel-plated keys.Artley Piccolo, made in the USA. Metal-lined, ebonite head joint with nickel-plated end cap. stamped under G-sharp key: 42082 / D L stamped on body on rib: 42082. Silver-plated ebonite body two ebonite head joints (one for high pitch, one for low pitch) lined with metal African blackwood end caps. CONN / ELKHART / -IND- / stamped on upper end of body: 12459 stamped under G-sharp key: 12459 / Y. Piccolo in E-flat (high pitch and low pitch) by C. Purchase funds gift of Marjorie Beatty, Vermillion, 1992.
Nickel-plated ebonite body ebonite head joint lined with metal. NEW YORK / USQMD stamped on upper end of body: 3888. stamped on body under C and C-sharp trill keys: 5441384.
Stamped on head joint: / CONN / DIRECTOR / U. A.- surrounded by an engraved, five-petal flower and leaves stamped on upper end of body: 10-O-206192-CL stamped on head-joint tenon and underneath G-sharp key: 206192. Used in the Arlington, South Dakota, High School Band. A., surrounded by two engraved, five-petal flowers and leaves stamped on upper end of body: 1O -181278-C-L stamped on head-joint tenon: 181278 engraved on body: Arlington H. Closed G-sharp key (note: Conn advertised the 12-O model as featuring an open G-sharp key however, this example clearly has a closed G-sharp key). stamped on upper end of body: 12-0-181176–CL stamped on head joint: 181176. Handwritten in ink, in case interior: Catherine Costello. Nickel-silver-plated ("Liberty Silver," a composition metal trademarked by Conn). ELKHART-IND / USA, surrounded by two engraved, five-petal flowers and leaves stamped on upper end of body: 14–0–133388–D.L. Ebonite lip plate with inlaid mother-of-pearl dot. stamped under G-sharp key: 62062 / CL stamped on head joint and uppermost rib: 62062. Ebonite index finger rest and crutch, both with inlaid, mother-of-pearl dots. Ebonite head joint with gold-plated end cap and ferrules. Closed G-sharp key G trill key B trill key no B-flat lever. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA stamped on rib and under G-sharp key: 34052. Used by the University of North Dakota Military Band, Grand Forks, early 20th century. Ebonite embouchure plate and index finger rest with inlaid, mother-of-pearl dots. CONN / ELKHART / -IND.- stamped on upper end of body: FACTORY 34 stamped on upper end of body and under G-sharp key: 10950 stamped under G-sharp key: H / 10950 stamped on body on top rib: H.
CONN / ELKHART / -IND.- stamped on body below socket and under G-sharp key: 9146 stamped on body on top rib: H. Ebonite head joint, index finger rest, and crutch, all with inlaid, mother-of-pearl dots. stamped on body below socket and under G-sharp key: 5448 stamped on rib nearest head joint socket: H. Conn's Birth and the 120th Anniversary of the Conn Company (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1994), No. Margaret Downie Banks, Elkhart's Brass Roots: An Exhibition to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of C. Coltman, "Charles 'Teach-Em' Howe & the Howe Model Flute," Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society, 22, No. Ebonite head joint, crutch, and index-finger rest piece with mother-of-pearl dot silver-plated embouchure plate with floral engraving and, gold-plated end cap and head-joint sleeve. stamped on body below socket and under G-sharp key: 887. Engraved on socket: HOWE MODEL / - MADE BY - / C. stamped on body below socket, on foot joint, under G-sharp key, and on c and c-sharp keys: 520. Engraved on socket: MADE BY C G CONN / ELKHART IND. Link to Checklist of Flutes and Piccolos by Other Elkhart Makers Piccolos by Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company Annotated Checklist of Flutes and Piccolos byįlutes by Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company