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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch

Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch

Maker: Grand Rapids Band Instrument Co.
Date: 1905-1910 ca.
Place Made:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No: 25444
SignedEngraved on bell: GRAND RAPIDS / BAND INST. / GRAND RAPIDS / MICH.
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 8in (203mm)
Primary bore: 0.445in (11.3mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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. 412-413.
Object number: 02059