Tuba, E-flat, low pitch
Date1909-1910 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.9874
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate floral design: THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART, IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve, in shield: OUR LABEL / M.P.B. / P.I.U. / FACTORY 35
Stamped on second valve casing: 9874
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 800 mm
Bell diameter: 435 mm (distorted)
Bore: cannot be measured
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. 153.
John Swain, “The E-Flat Tubas in the Shrine to Music Museum,” “Tuba History,”
Gary Stewart, Editor, T.U.B.A. Journal, Vol. 16, #2 (Winter, 1988), p. 38 & 37(photos).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00344
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