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Alto horn, E-flat

Alto horn, E-flat

Maker: Ohio Band Instrument Company (Division of F. A. Reynolds Company)
Date: 1951-1952 ca.
Place Made:Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: The Regent
Serial No: 29802
SignedEngraved on bell: [shield with five-point crown] / The / Regent / OHIO BAND / INSTRUMENT CO. / CLEVELAND / O.
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing and second valve piston: 29802
Stamped on first and third valve pistons: 802
Stamped on detachable bell: 20
Stamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, triple loop, detachable curved bell (forward or sideward facing), tuning slide at first bow (narrow first loop), fixed leadpipe, three front-piston action Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung alignment by one key on piston (nickel-plated brass), single water key at tuning slide, windway 1-2-3.
DimensionsHeight: 567 mm
Tube length: 2017 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 10.9 mm, 8.2 mm, 11.9 mm, 11.88 mm (0.468 inches)
Bell diameter: 202 mm (8 inches)
ProvenancePurchased from Richard Dundas, Rutland, Vermont, 1988.
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Object number: 06905