Mellophone, E-flat

Date1920-1937 ca.

Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe

Serial No.48

SignedStamped on bell, in oval cartouche: RAMPONE / (script) Ditte Riunite / B. CAZZANI & Co .
Stamped below cartouche: [star and lyre] / PREMIATO STABIL[IMEN]TO / B. CAZZANI E Co. / MILANO / ESPORTAZIONE MONDIALE / ITALY / [five-pointed star]] / O. PAGANI & BRO / NEW - YORK
MarkingsStamped twice on valve assembly support: 48
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Three rotary valve with metal linkages. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces and rotor caps.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 280 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.3 mm (0.445 in)
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, pp. 50-52, plate IX #2.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number00660

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