Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Date1930-1942 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelChallenger
Serial No.13972
SignedEngraved on bell in shield pattern: CHALLENGER / LYONS BAND INST. CO. / CHICAGO / ILL.MarkingsStamped on lower oversleeve: 13972
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver inner slides. Silver-plated finish with gold-plated bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 inches (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.482 inches (12.2 mm)
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), pp. 28, 30.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00179
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