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Mellophone, E-flat
Distributor: Carl Fischer
Date: 1925-1940 ca.
Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America
Model: Artist
Serial No: 25308
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: CARL FISCHER / ARTIST / NEW / YORK
MarkingsEngraved on bell: 25308
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 64 65 66
All ferrules and braces stamped with a foliate design.
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 64 65 66
All ferrules and braces stamped with a foliate design.
DescriptionBrass, lacquered (later). Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 10-1/2 in (267 mm)
Bore (second valve slide): 0.488 in (12.4 mm)
Bore (second valve slide): 0.488 in (12.4 mm)
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. 380-381.
Object number: 02043