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Ophicleide, B-flat
Maker: Courtois Neveu
Date: 1830 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bell: COURTOIS NEVEU BREVETE A PARIS
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass
Single-coil bocal; fixed to instrument with wing screw
Nine flat keys, bottom one open, originally with fixing screw to close it (now lost).
Pillar mounts with brass flat springs.
Single-coil bocal; fixed to instrument with wing screw
Nine flat keys, bottom one open, originally with fixing screw to close it (now lost).
Pillar mounts with brass flat springs.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 1140 mm
Bell diameter: 214 mm
Bell diameter: 214 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary M. Stewart, “Keyed Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection,” SMM Catalog Vol. I (1980), p. 11.
Object number: 02378