Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Maker
Adolph Schmidt
Date1918-1930 ca.
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by simple geometric: ADOLPH / SCHMIDTMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 100 101 102
Stamped on second valve casing: CZECHO- / SLOVAKIA
DescriptionBrass. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 515 mm
Bell diameter: 215 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve cluster): 11.7 mm (0.462 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. 428-429.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02067
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