Alto horn, bell front, E-flat, high pitch
Maker
Henry G. Lehnert
Date1867-1890 ca.
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: MANUFACTURED / BY / H. Lehnert / PHILA.MarkingsStamped on valve casings and lower caps, respectively: 13 14 15
DescriptionBrass. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 415 mm
Bell diameter: 170 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.3 mm (0.445 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 290-291.
André P. Larson, The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: National Music Museum, 1988), p. 58.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01361
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