Mellophone, F, E-flat
Maker
Lyon & Healy
Date1923-1928 ca.
Place MadeLa Porte, Indiana, United States, North America
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelAmerican Climax
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: AMERICAN / Climax / MADE IN U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 7 8 9
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 260 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
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. 278-279.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01116
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