Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1913-1914 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelMultiplex
Serial No.41596
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by foliate pattern: Made By / J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / MichMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on first rotor: 1206
Stamped on second rotor: 2
DescriptionSatin silver-plated brass. Burnished, silver-plated bell interior and engraving. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Three Perinet piston valves, bottom-sprung, one guide pin per valve. Two rotary valves for pitch change.
DimensionsBell diameter: 280 mm (11 in)
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pages 100-101.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00503
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