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 / 29008MarkingsStamped 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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