Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Ernst Albert Couturier
Date1919-1920 ca.
Place MadeLa Porte, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelConical Bore
Serial No.5738
SignedEngraved on bell: CONICAL / BORE / PAT’D. / E. A. Couturier Co. / L A PORTE / INDMarkingsStamped on upper outer slide tube: PAT. SEPT. 23, 13 / OTHER PATS. PENDING / 5738 / M
Stamped on upper cork barrel and water key: 38
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver plated brass inner slides and stockings. Satin silver finish with gold-plated bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.450-0.550 in (11.4-13.9 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 79.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00983
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