Mellophone, E-flat, D
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1946 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Model79
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.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
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)
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), 198-199.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01009
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