Mellophone, E-flat
Distributor
Lyon & Healy
Date1918-1930 ca.
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
ModelNew Champion
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell: NEW / CHAMPIONMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 97 98 99Stamped on second valve casing: CZECHO- / SLOVAKIADescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.DimensionsCoil diameter: 260 mm
Bell diameter: 275 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.5 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. 400-401.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02053
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