Tuba, E-flat, high pitch converted to low pitch
Maker
H. N. White Company
Date1895-1910 ca.
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelKing
Serial No.35400
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate floral design: KING / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE / CLEVLD / O.Stamped on first valve casing: “KING" / MADE BY / H.N. WHITE / CLEVE O / 35400
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
Dimensions
Height: 773 mm
Bell diameter: 382 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), pp. 148-149
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00349
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