Double-bell euphonium, B-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
F. Besson & Co.
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1903-1909 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelPrototype Doblophone
Serial No.79690
SignedStamped on larger bell: Doblophone / Registered / CHICAGO / BORE / 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR / FB (monogram) / BESSON & Co / “Prototype” / 198 Euston Road / LONDON / [five-pointed star] / ENGLAND / C. FISCHER / 6. 4th Av. N. Y. / SOLE AGENT U. STATESStamped on smaller bell: [monogram] / BESSON & CO / LONDON
Stamped on third valve and piston change valve casings, in an oval: BESSON & Co / [five-pointed star] / BREVETE
MarkingsStamped on Perinet piston valve casings and stems, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on third valve casing: 79690
Stamped on piston change valve casing and stem: 7
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, burnished finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Piston change valve.
DimensionsHeight: 665 mm
Bell diameters: 250 mm (primary), 70 mm (secondary)
Bore (second valve slide): 12.8 mm (0.504 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesLarson, Mary H. _Catalog of the Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments_. M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 1978. (p. 230).
-------."Baritones and Euphoniums in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments." _T.U.B.A. Journal_ 8, No. 4 (Spring 1981).
Mallett, Edward. _The Double Bell Euphonium: Design and Literature Past and Present_. D.M.A. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1996. (pp. 24-28)
-------. "The Double Bell Euphonium: The History of a Forgotten Instrument." _T.U.B.A. Journal_ 21, No. 3 (Spring 1994): 24-28.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02297
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