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

Maker Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.

Date1932 ca.

Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America

Model62E

Serial No.94869

SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by eagle and badge: - PAN AMERICAN - / ELKHART IND. U.S.A.
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 94869
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Hash marks engraved inside both top and bottom valve caps corresponding to valves.
Score marks for pitch changes on tubing.
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 279 mm (11 in)
Bore: 12.5 mm (0.492 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 272-273.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number01109

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