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Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch
Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch
Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch

Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch

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Date1896-1912 ca.
Place MadeKraslice, Egerland, Czech Republic
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelChampion
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: LYON & HEALY / CHAMPION / CHICAGO
MarkingsStamped consecutively on valves: 52 53 54
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 485 mm
Bell diameter: 155 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.7 mm (0.460 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments at the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, university of Oklahoma, 1985, page 90-91.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00490
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