Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C, high pitch / low pitch

Maker: C. G. Conn

Date: 1897 ca.

Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America

Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America

Model: Wonder

Serial No: 61960

SignedEngraved on bell: C. G. CONN / ELKHART IND / -AND - / NEW YORK

MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3

DescriptionBrass; with later lacquer (originally silver-plated). Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces

DimensionsBell diameter: 241 mm (9-1/2 in)
Bore: 12.2 mm (0.480 in)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Valve horn

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. 254-255.

Object number: 01091