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Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C

Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C

Date: 1910 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: True Tone 25
Serial No: 13101
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / Buescher (script) / PAT. OCT 29.07 / ELKHART / IND
MarkingsStamped 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.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Object number: 01014