Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Maker
Bohland & Fuchs
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1885-1915 ca.
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Serial No.39722
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ribbon and floral design: CARL FISCHER / INC / NEW YORKStamped on second valve casing: [Bohland & Fuchs anchor trademark]
MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece receiver: BOHEMIA
Engraved above signature: 39722
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 85 86 87
Stamped on second valve casing: 7
DescriptionBrass; lacquered (later). Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 535 mm
Bell diameter: 200 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.5 mm (0.455 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 4: The Heydey of the Cornet (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2022), p. 247.
Gary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 156-157.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00953
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