Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Maker
F. Besson & Co.
Date1935-1945 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelStratford
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell with sixteenth note design: BESSON / StratfordMarkingsStamped below signature: MADE IN ENGLAND
Stamped on valve casings: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 970 mm
Bell diameter: 385 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00368
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