Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1927 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelHolton Special
Serial No.93133
SignedEngraved on bell: HOLTON SPECIAL / MADE BY / (cursive) Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN WIS.MarkingsStamped on slide receiver: 3 / 93133 / (sideways) L.P.
Stamped on upper oversleeve: PAT 10-27-08 / FRANK HOLTON & CO / ELKHORN, WIS / L.P.
Stamped on lower oversleeve: L / 6453
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver inner slides. Silver-plated finish with gold-plated bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (176 mm)
Primary bore: 0.475 in (12.1 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 149.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02114
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