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Tenor trombone, B-flat, high pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1917 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No: 50614
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate foliate design: Made by (script) / J W YORK / AND SONS / Grand Rapids (script) / Mich. (script)
MarkingsStamped on upper outer slide tube: 50614 / YORK & SON. / S
Stamped on slide receiver: S
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: 50614
Stamped on slide receiver: S
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: 50614
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver inner slides and phosphor-bronze stockings. Satin silver finish with gold-plated engraving and bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 6 in (152 mm)
Primary bore: 0.445 in (11.3 mm)
Primary bore: 0.445 in (11.3 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 70, plate 72.
Object number: 00725