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Tuba, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1917-1922 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: Monster Model 51
Serial No: 62846
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: J.W. YORK & SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 62846
Stamped on second valve casing: 62846
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 848 mm
Bell diameter: 495 mm
Bell diameter: 495 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesJohn Joseph Swain, A Catalog of the E-flat Tubas in the Arne B. Larson Collection at the University of South Dakota, Ph.D. Dissertation (East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1985), p. 254.
John Swain, T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Winter, 1988). “Tuba History,” Editor –
Gary Stewart. Photo.
Harvey Phillips and William Winkle, The Art of Tuba and Euphonium. 1992, Appendix B, p. 97.
John Swain, T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Winter, 1988). “Tuba History,” Editor –
Gary Stewart. Photo.
Harvey Phillips and William Winkle, The Art of Tuba and Euphonium. 1992, Appendix B, p. 97.
Object number: 00138