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Ophicleide, B-flat
Ophicleide, B-flat
Ophicleide, B-flat

Ophicleide, B-flat

Date1827-1830 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.12
SignedStamped on bell: [Crown over shield surrounded by laural wreath] / Guichard Breveté / A PARIS
MarkingsStamped on bow guard: 12
DescriptionBrass
Nine brass keys in round mounts with flat key heads, brass flat springs; lowest key open with adjustment screw.
Coiled bocal

The slightly conical receiver is an early feature.
DimensionsHeight: 1132 mm
Bell diameter: 215 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary M. Stewart, “Keyed Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection,” SMM Catalog Vol. I (1980), p. 10.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02370
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