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Mellophone, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1913 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: Band 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
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)
Bore: 12.6 mm (0.495 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), 196-197.
Object number: 01008