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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Trade Name: Henry Pourcelle
Distributor: C. Bruno & Son, Inc.
Date: 1900-1925 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America
Model: Superieur
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on bell: Henry Pourcelle / SUPERIOR / Paris
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: L
Stamped on second valve casing: O / 1 L
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: SUPERIEUR
Stamped on second valve casing: L
Stamped on second valve casing: O / 1 L
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: SUPERIEUR
DescriptionBrass; with later lacquer. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 510 mm
Bell diameter: 195 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.1 mm (0.440 in)
Bell diameter: 195 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.1 mm (0.440 in)
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. 358-359.
Object number: 01974