Tuba, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
Maker
August Heinem
Distributor
J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Company
Date1915-1935 ca.
Place MadeAustria, Europe
Place DistributedKansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by ornate floral design: Genuine Aug. Heinem / Superior Quality / J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Co / Sole Agents / Kansas City, Mo.MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 34 35 36DescriptionBrass; with nickel-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Quick-change pushrod.DimensionsHeight: 725 mmBell diameter: 335 mm (distorted)
Bore: cannot be measuredProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesJohn Joseph Swain, A Catalog of the E-flat Tubas in the Arne B. Larson Collection at the University of South Dakota, Ph.D. Dissertation (East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1985), p. 227.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00284
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