Tuba, E-flat, high pitch
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1908-1909 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelThe York Eb Bass
Serial No.19385
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: Made by / J.W. YORK & SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 19385
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 718 mm
Bell diameter: 380 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.9 mm (0.590 in)
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. 162.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00292
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