Euphonium, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1912 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.18287
SignedEngraved on bell and surrounded by an elaborate floral pattern: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGOMarkingsStamped on valve casings, pistons, and caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 1 / FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 18287
Stamped on pistons and valve caps: 18287
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Gold wash bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 636 mm
Bell diameter: 276 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.2 mm (0.562 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMary H. Larson, Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1978, p. 185.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00960
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