Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1908 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
ModelMultiplex
Serial No.21522
SignedEngraved on bell: Made By / J. W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / Mich.DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished engraving and bell interior. Three Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces. Two rotary change valves.DimensionsBell diameter: 260 mm (10-1/4 in)Bore: cannot be measuredProvenanceArne 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. 386-387.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02046
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