Mellophone, E-flat
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1898 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelBand and Orchestra Horn
Serial No.1283
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / J. W. York & / Sons / GRAND RAPIDS / MICH.Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 222 mm (8-3/4 in)
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 466-467.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02218
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