Tuba, E-flat, high pitch
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1888-1890 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Place MadeWorcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelNew American
Serial No.18616
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART IND. / & / WORCESTER MASS.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 18616
DescriptionBrass; originally silver-plated. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 720 mm
Bell diameter: 365 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 15.1 mm (0.595 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. 170.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00254
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