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Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch

Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Recording bass
Date1934 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelRecording Bass 22J
Serial No.299815
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by Art Deco designs including a woman's torso in a pentagon: MADE BY / C. G. CONN LTD. / ELKHART – IND. / U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on bell collar and bell: 22J 35
Stamped on valve casings and caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing and each piston: 299815
Stamped on second valve casing: PAT APD FOR
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving. Gold wash bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung short-action piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.DimensionsHeight: 1145 mm
Bell diameter: 610 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 19.4 mm (0.767 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesHarvey Phillips and William Winkle, The Art of Tuba and Euphonium (1992). Appendix B, p. 98.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00363
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