Mellophone, E-flat
Distributor
H. N. White Company
Date1919-1921 ca.
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelAmerican Standard High Grade
Serial No.722
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by badge: AMERICAN / STANDARD / HIGH GRADE / MADE BY / CLEV. MUS. INS. CO / CLEV,D - OMarkingsStamped on second valve: 722Stamped on piston valves, respectively: 1 2 3DescriptionSatin silver-plated brass. Burnished, silver-plated bell interior. Three Perinet piston valves, unable to determine features. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.DimensionsBell diameter: 267mm (10-1/2in)
Bore: cannot be measuredProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 130-131.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00916
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