Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1914
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelHolton Alto Low Pitch Finish D
Serial No.29008
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate scrolling design: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGOStamped on second valve casing, backside: FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 29008
MarkingsStamped below signature, with shield: UNION / MPBP / B&SW / LABEL
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: L.P.
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 505 mm
Bell diameter: 200 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.6 mm (0.458 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
This instrument was recorded in the Holton ledger books as being sold to the Slater Concert Band of Slater Iowa with a Finish B on 8/26/14. It was resold to a C. B. Pond on 8/21/16 after being refinished to a D finish.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 476-477.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02264
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