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Tuba, E-flat, high pitch with low pitch sleeves
Tuba, E-flat, high pitch with low pitch sleeves
Tuba, E-flat, high pitch with low pitch sleeves

Tuba, E-flat, high pitch with low pitch sleeves

Date1909
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelMonster Model 92 4-Valve Finish B
Serial No.7778
SignedEngraved on distal side of bell, surrounded by elaborate floral design: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGO
Stamped on second valve casing: (in arc) FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 7778
MarkingsStamped on fourth valve casing: 5508
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3 4
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Four, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 827 mm
Bell diameter: 486 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 16.8 mm (0.663 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), pp. 142-143.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00280
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