Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1926 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelHolton Special
Serial No.90719
SignedEngraved on bell: HOLTON SPECIAL / MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN WIS.MarkingsStamped on slide receiver: 5 / 90719 / (sideways) L. P.
Stamped on upper oversleeve: PAT. 10-27-08 / FRANK HOLTON & CO / ELKHORN, WIS / L.P.
Stamped on lower oversleeve: L / 6229
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver inner slide. Silver-plated finish with gold-plate in bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 203 mm (8 in)
Primary bore: 12.5 mm (0.490 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 25.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00175
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