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Alto Horns, Mellophones, and Flugelhorns
Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: Frank Holton & Company
Date: 1914
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Holton Alto Low Pitch Finish D
Serial No: 29008
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate scrolling design: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGO
Stamped on second valve casing, backside: FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 29008
Stamped 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.
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)
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.
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.
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. 476-477.
Object number: 02264