Mellophone, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1910 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelConcert Horn
Serial No.30397
SignedEngraved on bell: Made by / J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / MichMarkingsStamped on second valve casing: UNION / MPEPB / SWD / LABELStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.DimensionsBell diameter: 286 mm
Bore: cannot be measuredProvenanceArne 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. 140-141.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00926
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