Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Date1924-1935 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.3976
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by a heart, elk head, and floral design: THE / Elkhart / BAND INST. CO / ELKHART / -IND- / USAMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 3976
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Gold wash bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 515 mm
Bell diameter: 205 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.2 mm (0.482 in)
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), p. 246-247.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01074
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