Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Recording bass
Date1927 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone
Serial No.231975
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART / IND / USAMarkingsStamped 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
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
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00149
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