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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

Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 13 14 15
Stamped on second valve casing: 8
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.DimensionsHeight: 480 mm
Bell diameter: 185 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.7 mm (0.462 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. 414-415.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02060
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