Ophicleide, C, high pitch
Date1840-1850 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
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
On View
Not on view
1835-1840 ca.
1850-1860 ca.