Tuba, E-flat, high pitch
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1885-1900 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelProfessional Grade
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by circular badge and floral design: CARL FISCHER’S / PROFESSIONAL GRADE / NEW YORKMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 16 17 18
Stamped on second valve casing: 5
DescriptionBrass. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 745 mm
Bell diameter: 385 mm
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. 234.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00251
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