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Alto horn

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Descriptive Information

Instrument type
Alto horn
Manufacturer
  • J. Higham (Manchester, U.K.)  
  • Lyon & Healy (Chicago)  
Key
E flat  
Date
1865  
Materials
brass  
Condition
Poor - valves non-functional, bell is bent back on one side, all valve slides and tuning slide are frozen, several dents in bell section and bow.  
Comments
Exhibition Prize Medal Awarded London 1862 & Dublin 1865
Collection name
University Bands Collection, ca. 1840-1997
Collection number
120993
Item number
55
Accession year
2004
Rights
No Copyright - Other Known Legal Restrictions
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Repository
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Collection Title
Sousa Archives Music Instrument Digital Image and 3D Model Collection
Type
Still image  
Collection
Sousa Archives Music Instrument Digital Image and 3D Model Collection
Instrument typeAlto horn
Manufacturer
  • J. Higham (Manchester, U.K.)  
  • Lyon & Healy (Chicago)  
KeyE flat  
Date1865  
Materialsbrass  
ConditionPoor - valves non-functional, bell is bent back on one side, all valve slides and tuning slide are frozen, several dents in bell section and bow.  
CommentsExhibition Prize Medal Awarded London 1862 & Dublin 1865
Collection nameUniversity Bands Collection, ca. 1840-1997
Collection number120993
Item number55
Accession year2004
RightsNo Copyright - Other Known Legal Restrictions
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
Collection TitleSousa Archives Music Instrument Digital Image and 3D Model Collection
TypeStill image  
CollectionSousa Archives Music Instrument Digital Image and 3D Model Collection

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