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Contrabass Valve Ophicleide in D

Contrabass Valve Ophicleide in D. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: 59 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 11 3/8 in., 10 lb. (151.1 × 47 × 28.9 cm, 4535.97g) Diameter (Of bell): 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm). Maker: Leopold Uhlmann (Austrian, 1806-1878). Date: ca. 1840. Uhlmann developed this type in 1835, first as a bass and then in the contrabass version on display. Also in 1835, August Guichard in Paris developed a different valved ophicleide and Wilhelm Wieprecht in Berlin invented the tuba, which finally became the prevailing valve bass.
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Title: Contrabass Valve Ophicleide in D
Caption: Contrabass Valve Ophicleide in D. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: 59 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 11 3/8 in., 10 lb. (151.1 × 47 × 28.9 cm, 4535.97g) Diameter (Of bell): 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm). Maker: Leopold Uhlmann (Austrian, 1806-1878). Date: ca. 1840. Uhlmann developed this type in 1835, first as a bass and then in the contrabass version on display. Also in 1835, August Guichard in Paris developed a different valved ophicleide and Wilhelm Wieprecht in Berlin invented the tuba, which finally became the prevailing valve bass.
Technique/material: Brass, nickel-silver
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Maker: Leopold Uhlmann (Austrian, 1806-1878)
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2276 × 4800 px | 31.3 MB
Print size: 19.3 × 40.6 cm | 896.1 × 1889.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AEROPHONE-LIP VIBRATED • AEROPHONES • AUSTRIA • BRASS • BRASS, NICKEL-SILVER • CONTRABASS • COPPER ALLOY • DOUBLE BASS • EUROPE • KEYED BUGLES • LEOPOLD UHLMANN (AUSTRIAN, 1806-1878) • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MUSIC INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL_INSTRUMENTS • NICKEL • OPHICLEIDES • SILVER • VALVES • VIENNA • VIENNA, AUSTRIA