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Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker: J. W. York & Sons
Date: 1918-1919 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No: 53080
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / Mich.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 53080
Stamped on small plate attached to high pitch/low pitch tubing: PATENTED / JULY 12. 1910.
Stamped on second valve casing: 53080
Stamped on small plate attached to high pitch/low pitch tubing: PATENTED / JULY 12. 1910.
DescriptionBrass; with lacquered finish (later). Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpiece.
DimensionsHeight: 605 mm
Bell diameter: 290 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.1 mm (0.555 in)
Bell diameter: 290 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 14.1 mm (0.555 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesMary H. Larson, Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1978, p. 224.
Object number: 01959