Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Date1910 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone 25
Serial No.13101
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / Buescher (script) / PAT. OCT 29.07 / ELKHART / INDMarkingsStamped on second valve casing, all piston rods, and inside valve caps: 13101
Stamped on valve casings, piston rods, and underside of caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Notches marked for pull to low pitch.
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 317.5 mm (11-1/2 in)
Bore: 12.2 mm (.486 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of Alto Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 204-205.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01014
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1932 ca.
