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Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Euphonium
Date1910-1912 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelModel 481
Serial No.36857
SignedEngraved on bell, within a crown surrounded by a floral pattern: Made by / J.W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / Mich.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, pistons, and valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve: 36857 / [Union label]
Stamped on pistons and valve caps: 36857
Stamped on plate soldered above main tuning slide: PATENTED JULY 12, 1910
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 650 mm
Bell diameter: 285 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.1 mm (0.555 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. 212.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01087
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