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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Alto horn, bell up, E-flat
Alto horn, bell up, E-flat

Alto horn, bell up, E-flat

Date1900-1920 ca.
Place DistributedCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
Place MadeAustria, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: L. LAMAR & Co. / PARIS / THE J. G. RICHARUS CO. / AGENTS / CLEVELAND, O.
MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece receiver: AUSTRIA
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 67 68 69

DescriptionBrass; with nickel-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 470 mm
Bell diameter: 203 mm
Primary bore: 11.6 mm (0.456 in)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 310-311.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01748
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