Tuba, E-flat
Date1907 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.6758
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / [in banner] BUESCHER / ELKHART IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 6758
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 800 mm
Bell diameter: 435 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 15.2 mm (0.602 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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. 178.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00135
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