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Ophicleide, C, high pitch
Ophicleide, C, high pitch
Ophicleide, C, high pitch

Ophicleide, C, high pitch

Date1840-1850 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionBrass
Single-coil bocal
Eleven curved keys, bottom key open, all others closed;
Piillar mounts, brass flat springs.

Amateur-maker elements, possibly made in the United States after French or English models.
DimensionsHeight: 1080 mm
Bell diameter: ca. 200 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. 15.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02415
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Not on view
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