Ophicleide, C
Distributor
H. F. Otterburn
Maker
Gautrot aine
Date1845-1850 ca.
Place DistributedAppleton, England, Europe
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.40
SignedEngraved on bell: H. T. Otterburn / AppletonStamped monogram in oval cartouche: GA
MarkingsStamped on knob: 40
DescriptionBrass
Bocal with U-shaped tuning slide, fixed to instrument with wing screw
Eleven cupped keys, bottom key open, all others closed
Pillar mounts; brass flat springs.
DimensionsHeight: ca. 1065 mm (with ball); ca. 1058 mm (without ball)
Bell diameter: 212 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. 14.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02377
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1835-1840 ca.
1840-1850 ca.
1820 ca.
