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Tuba, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: H. N. White Company
Date: 1894-1900 ca.
Place Made:Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: King
Serial No: 12876
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by circle and ornate design: KING / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE / CLEVELAND / OHIO
Stamped on second valve casing: KING / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE / CLEV’D O. / 12876
Stamped on second valve casing: KING / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE / CLEV’D O. / 12876
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 792mm (31-1/8in)
Bell diameter: 373mm (14-1/2in)
Bell diameter: 373mm (14-1/2in)
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), pp. 260-261.
Object number: 00283