Mellophone, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1913 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelBand and Orchestra Horn
Serial No.43059
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by foliate design: Made by / J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / Mich.MarkingsStamped on low pitch tubing: PATENTED / JULY 12, 1910
Stamped on water key: 43059
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 279 mm (11 in)
Bore: 12.6 mm (0.495 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), 196-197.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01008
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