Mellophone, E-flat
Date1898-1904 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone
Serial No.1884
SignedEngraved on bell: THE / BUESCHER MFG. CO. / true tone / trade mark / Registered / Elk HART, IND.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on main tuning slide brace: 1884
Engraved on main tuning slide: Eb
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 241mm
Primary bore: 12 mm (0.475 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. 314-315.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01753
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