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Single horn, F, low pitch
Single horn, F, low pitch
Single horn, F, low pitch

Single horn, F, low pitch

Alternate name(s)
  • French horn
Date1916 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No.47699
SignedEngraved on bell flare: MADE by / J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids. Michigan
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on valve cluster entry ferrule: 1

DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three rotary valves with mechanical linkages.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 360 mm
Bell diameter: 305 mm
Primary bore: 11.5 mm

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), pp. 190-191.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00999
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