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Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Date: 1905-1910 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No: 8208
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / Martin (script) / BAND-INST, / CO. / ELKHART, IND.
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 8208
Stamped on valve casings, stems, and underside of valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on stems and underside of caps: 8208
Stamped on second valve casing: UNION / M.P.B.P. [in badge] / B.W.U. [in badge] / LABEL
Stamped on valve casings, stems, and underside of valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on stems and underside of caps: 8208
Stamped on second valve casing: UNION / M.P.B.P. [in badge] / B.W.U. [in badge] / LABEL
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, burnished finish. Three Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 270 mm (10-5/8 in)
Bore: 12.3 mm (0.486 in)
Bore: 12.3 mm (0.486 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 222-223.
Object number: 01037