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Tuba, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1903-1911 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: Monster Model 51 Finish A
Serial No: 28621
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: Made by / J.W. YORK & SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 28621
Stamped on second valve casing: 28621
DescriptionBrass. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 780 mm (30-3/4 in)
Bell diameter: 497 mm (19-1/2 in)
Bell diameter: 497 mm (19-1/2 in)
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. 252.
Object number: 00256