Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Maker
Fratelli A. M. Bottali
Date1900-1915 ca.
Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: [Milanese coat-of-arms] / PRIMARIA / PREMIATA FABBRICA / FLLI A. M. BOTTALI / MILANO / ITALIA (in parentheses) / [starburst] / MARCA / FERDO ROTHMarkingsStamped on valve mechanism support bar: 59CDescriptionBrass. Three rotary valves with metal linkages. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces and rotor covers.DimensionsHeight: 585 mmBell diameter: 185 mm
Bore: cannot be measuredProvenanceArne 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. 544-545.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03238
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