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Mellophone, E-flat
Maker: Willard Bryant
Date: 1900-1925 ca.
Place Made:Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Model: XXX (Triple X)
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by foliate wreath: XXX / WILLARD BRYANT / DETROIT / MICH.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Quick-change pushrod.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 265 mm
Bell diameter: 275 mm (distorted)
Bore: cannot be measured
Bell diameter: 275 mm (distorted)
Bore: cannot be measured
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 Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 326-327.
Object number: 01947