Euphonium, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1911-1913 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No.40925
SignedEngraved on bell, within a crown surrounded by a floral pattern: (script) Made by / J.W. York & Sons / (script) Grand Rapids / (script) Mich.MarkingsStamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing and each piston: 40925
Stamped on a plate soldered to the HP/LP conversion loop: PATENTED / JULY 12, 1910
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell interior. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 605 mm
Bell diameter: 288 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.2 mm (0.561 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMary H. Larson, Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1978, p. 163.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00201
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