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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat

Distributor: Mark J. Kalashen

Maker: Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.

Date: 1917-1930 ca.

Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America

Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America

Model: Yankee

Serial No: 6858 (bell), P34032 (valve cluster)

SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by wreath and floral design: 6858 / M. J. KALASHEN / THE / YANKEE / NEW / YORK

MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: P34032

DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.

DimensionsHeight: 500 mm
Bell diameter: 210 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 12.3 mm (0.487 in)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Alto saxhorn

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. 516-157.

Object number: 02948