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Over-the-shoulder bass horn, E-flat
Alternate name:Over-the-shoulder tuba, E-flat
Maker: John Franklin Stratton
Date: 1860-1865 ca.
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on plaque attached to bell: John F. / Stratton / New York
MarkingsStamped on underside of keys, respectively: 2 3
DescriptionBrass with brass bell garland. Three, top-action rotary valves with string linkages.
DimensionsHeight: 1275 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Bore (second valve port): 13.8 mm (0.545 in)
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Bore (second valve port): 13.8 mm (0.545 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesJohn Joseph Swain, A Catalog of the E-flat Tubas in the Arne B. Larson Collection at the University of South Dakota, Ph.D. Dissertation (East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1985), p. 69.
Object number: 01427