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Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch

Baritone horn, B-flat, high pitch

Maker: Henry G. Lehnert
Date: 1876-1900 ca.
Place Made:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Model: Centennial
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bell: CENTENNIAL / LEHNERT / PHILA. / Pat. Jan. 12.75
MarkingsStamped on valve casings and rotor cap/rings, respectively: 10 11 12
Stamped on underside of keys: 4
DescriptionThe “Centennial” family of mllitary brass instrments, which ergonomically distribute their weight evenly over both of the player's shoulders, was patented in 1875. Although specifically designed for and introduced at the nation's Centennial Exposition in 1876, the Philadelpia maker continued to produce this bell-front model at least through ca. 1902, when he exhibited it at yet another exposition. Several sizes of this model were produced, including alto, tenor, baritone, and bass sizes.

Brass; with nickel-silver bell garland and trim. Three rotary valves with string linkages.
DimensionsHeight: 845 mm
Bell diameter: 223 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 13.0 mm (0.512 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
On view
Published ReferencesMary H. Larson, Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1978, p. 238.

T.U.B.A. Journal Vol. VIII No. 3 (Winter 1981)

Margaret Downie Banks, Elkhart's Brass Roots: an Exhibition to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of C. G. Conn's Birth and the 120th Anniversary of the Conn Company (Vermillion: The Shrine to Music Museum, 1994), p. 56-57.
Object number: 02362