Mellophone, E-flat
Trade Name
Henri Farny & Cie
Date1915-1930 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelProfessional
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: HENRI FARNY / Professional / REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. / [two medallions with human figures, likely allegorical] / PARISMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3 (covered by mount)
DescriptionBrass. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 300 mm
Bell diameter: 265 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 11.3 mm (0.445 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. 298-299.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01400
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