Tuba, E-flat, low pitch
Date1918 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.16219
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / Martin / BAND INST. / CO. / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 16219
Stamped on piston change valve casing: 4MF
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. One piston change valve. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 820 mm
Bell diameter: 440 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
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. 146.
Gary Stewart, ed., “Tuba History,” T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Winter 1988)
John Swain. “The E-flat Tubas in the SMM” p. 37 (photo), 38
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00115
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