Mellophone, E-flat
Maker
Lyon & Healy
Date1912-1928 ca.
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place MadeLa Porte, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelAmerican Professional
Serial No.7184
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: Lyon & Healy / American / Professional / ChicagoMarkingsStamped 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
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)
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. 402-403.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02054
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