Stengel Contrabass Tuba
Stengel Contrabass Tuba
- Description
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This tuba was made by Stengel, in Bayreuth, Germany, around 1830-1870. It is a contrabass tuba in BB-flat, made of brass with nickel silver trim, in an upright form with missing valve section (originally 3 or 4 mechanical rotary valves). This instrument is inscribed;
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Stengel in Bayreuth
Deposito Brizzi e Niccolai Firenze - Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- tuba
- date made
- 1830 - 1870
- place made
- Germany: Bavaria, Bayreuth
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 46 1/2 in x 17 1/4 in x 11 3/4 in; 118.11 cm x 43.815 cm x 29.845 cm
- ID Number
- MI.095275
- accession number
- 26256
- catalog number
- 95275
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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