Mellophone, E-flat
Distributor
Lyon & Healy
Date1897-1915 ca.
Place MadeAustria, Europe
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelChampion Silver Piston
Serial No.1265
SignedStamped on bell: Champion / Silver Piston / ChicagoMarkingsStamped on first valve: 4Stamped on second valve: 55 / AUSTRIA / 1265
Stamped on third valve: CDescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.DimensionsBell diameter: 267mm (10-1/2in)
Bore: 0.486inProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Insruments at the Shrine to Music Museum,
DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pages 94-95.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00496
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