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Inventionshorn
Inventionshorn
Inventionshorn

Inventionshorn

Date1910 ca.
Place MadeKönigsberg, Prussia, Europe
Place MadeKaliningrad, Russia, Europe
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell garland: Karl Brunnenberger / Königsberg i./Pr.
Markingsnone
DescriptionFixed leadpipe, main tuning slide in center, serving as inventions slide.
Brass with German-silver fittings.
German-silver garland with engraved oak-leaf and acorn decoration.
Saxon rim with iron wire insert.
DimensionsBell diameter: 284-289 mm

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. 30-32, plate II#2.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00816
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