Stengel Contrabass Tuba

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Description:

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;

Stengel in Bayreuth
Deposito Brizzi e Niccolai Firenze

Date Made: 1830 - 1870

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Bavaria, Bayreuth

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.095275Accession Number: 26256Catalog Number: 95275

Object Name: tuba

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-e226-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1160990

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