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Mellophone, E-flat
Maker: Lyon & Healy
Date: 1912-1928 ca.
Place Made:La Porte, Indiana, United States, North America
Place Distributed:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: American Professional
Serial No: 7184
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: Lyon & Healy / American / Professional / Chicago
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 7184
Stamped on main tuning slide: Eb
Stamped on low pitch sleeve: LP
Stamped on second valve casing: 7184
Stamped on main tuning slide: Eb
Stamped on low pitch sleeve: LP
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 260 mm
Bell diameter: 265 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.4 mm (0.450 in)
Bell diameter: 265 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.4 mm (0.450 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. 402-403.
Object number: 02054