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Mellophone, E-flat, low pitch
Mellophone, E-flat, low pitch
Mellophone, E-flat, low pitch

Mellophone, E-flat, low pitch

Date1909-1942 ca.
Place MadeWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.11924
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MADE BY / Keefer / CO. / WILLIAMSPORT PA.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: L P / 11924
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 290 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.2 mm (0.482 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. 320-321.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01944
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