Tuba, BB-flat
Maker
Couesnon & Cie
Distributor
Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company
Date1960-1970 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Place DistributedBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America
Model2168
Serial No.54274
SignedStamped on bell: COUESNON / 105. RUE LA FAYETTE / PARIS / MADE IN FRANCE / 54274MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3Stamped on second valve casing: N
Stamped on mouthpiece receiver: D [backwards] T NDescriptionBrass with nickel-silver trim, lacquered. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Celluloid touchpieces.DimensionsHeight: 1100 mm
Bell diameter: 405 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 16.3 mm (0.644 in)ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03743
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