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Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch

Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch

Date: 1918-1924 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Improved Own Make
Serial No: 1196
SignedEngraved on bell within decorative pattern: LYON & HEALY / IMPROVED / OWN MAKE / CHICAGO
MarkingsEngraved on bell flare: USQMC
Stamped above slide receiver: 1196
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-plated inner slide. Satin silver-plated finish.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 inches (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.475 (12 mm)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 14, plate 17.
Object number: 00165