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Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Alternate name:Recording bass
Date: 1927 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: True Tone
Serial No: 231975
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART / IND / USA
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 231975 / LP / PAT. OCT. 29,07
Stamped on backside of second valve casing: [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
Stamped on second valve casing: 231975 / LP / PAT. OCT. 29,07
Stamped on backside of second valve casing: [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell engraving. Possibly, originally gold wash bell interior, now tinted lacquer. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 1150 mm
Bell diameter: 485 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
Bell diameter: 485 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00149