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Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C

Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C

Date1940 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No.122681
SignedEngraved on bell: YORK BAND INST. CO / Grand Rapids / Mich. / U.S.A.
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass; with later gold-lacquered finish. Originally silver-plated. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 280 mm
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, pp. 126-127.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00830
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