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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, F, low pitch

Alto horn, bell up, E-flat, F, low pitch

Date: 1947 ca.
Place Made:Cleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: King
Serial No: 281874
SignedEngraved on bell within circle and floral design: KING / MADE BY / THE H. N. WHITE CO. / CLEVLAND / OHIO.
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: -"KING"- / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE Co. / CLEV'D O. / 281874
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Score marks on valve slides, probably for E-flat tuning.
DescriptionBrass, lacquered. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 202mm
Borer: 12.6mm (0.499in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments…," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), 612-613.
Object number: 03275