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Euphonium, B-flat, low pitch
Trade name:Baritone horn
Maker: Frank Holton & Company
Date: 1912 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: 18287
SignedEngraved on bell and surrounded by an elaborate floral pattern: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGO
MarkingsStamped 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
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)
Bell diameter: 276 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.2 mm (0.562 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Object number: 00960