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Ophicleide, C
Distributor: H. F. Otterburn
Maker: Gautrot aine
Date: 1845-1850 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Place Distributed:Appleton, England, Europe
Serial No: 40
SignedEngraved on bell: H. T. Otterburn / Appleton
Stamped monogram in oval cartouche: GA
Stamped 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.
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
Bell diameter: 212 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. 14.
Object number: 02377