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Mellophone, E-flat, D
Maker: Frank Holton & Company
Date: 1946 ca.
Place Made:Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Model: 79
Serial No: 157904
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by geometric design: Holton / 79 / ELKHORN, WIS. / U.S.A.
Stamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON & CO. / ELKHORN, WIS.
Stamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON & CO. / ELKHORN, WIS.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 157904
Stamped on second valve casing: 157904
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. E-flat and D crooks.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 190 mm
Bell diameter: 265 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.5 mm (0.455 in)
Bell diameter: 265 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.5 mm (0.455 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), 198-199.
Object number: 01009