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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Distributor: H. N. White Company
Date: 1930-1935 ca.
Place Made:Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: American Standard
Serial No: 12657
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by shield: AMERICAN / STANDARD / HIGH GRADE / CLEVELAND / MUS. INST. / CO.
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: 12657
Stamped on second valve casing: 12657
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Gold wash bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 500 mm
Bell diameter: 180 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.6 mm (0.459 in)
Bell diameter: 180 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.6 mm (0.459 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 514-515.
Object number: 02941