Helicon, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1917
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelMonster Eb Helicon Finish B
Serial No.34750
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by elaborate floral pattern: MADE BY / Frank Holton & Co. / CHICAGOStamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 34750
MarkingsEngraved below signature: U.S.Q.M.C.
Stamped on valve casings, pistons, and valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on piston and upper valve caps: 34750
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 510 mm
ProvenanceArne 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. 88.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00351
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