Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C, low pitch
Date1924 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone 25
Serial No.154245
SignedEngraved on bell surrounded by floral design: THE / Buescher / ELKHART / IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing, leadpipe side: [triangle, tuning fork, and bell trademark] TRUE TONE / TRADEMARK / REGISTERED
Stamped on second valve casing: 154245 / LP / PAT. OCT. 29.07
Stamped on valve casings, piston rods, and underside of caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on piston rods and underside of caps: 154245
Stamped on quick-change valve segment: D
Stamped on first and third valve slides: F
Notches marked for pull to low pitch.
Stamped on the interior slide of the tuning slide: 45
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Rotary change valve.
DimensionsBell diameter: 318 mm
Bore: 12.3 mm (0.486 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 49-51, plate IX #1.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00925
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1932 ca.
