B flat Basses

Over-the-shoulder B flat Bass German Silver

HMMF 51A

Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action.  Manufactured by Gilmore, Graves & Co, Boston, MA; Distributed by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL
Permanently maintained in the HMMF Instrument Collection as a memorial to David Guy Woolpert

Over-the-shoulder B flat Bass Brass w/ Silver Trim

HMMF 51C

Top-mounted Berliner Pumpen piston valves.  Manufactured by Ernest Seltman, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1864

Over-the-shoulder B flat Bass Brass /w Silver Trim

HMMF 51D

Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action.  Manufactured by the Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, MA circa 1867

Over-the-shoulder B flat Bass German Silver

HMMF 51E

Top-mounted Allen elliptical-port rotary valves, String action.  Manufactured by D. C. Hall, Boston, MA, 1864; Played in the 1st Brigade Band by Joseph Smith
Permanently maintained in the HMMF Instrument Collection as a memorial to Joseph and Violette Benkovic

Over-the-shoulder

B flat Bass Brass /w Silver Trim

HMMF 51F

Side-mounted European mechanical-action rotary valves.  Manufactured by Klemm & Brothers, Philadelphia, PA circa 1860
Funding for acquisition provided by the Earl and & Eugenia Quirk Foundation, Watertown, WI

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass

HMMF 53A

American rotary valves, String action, Side-mounted, mid-horn.  Manufactured by the Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, MA circa 1870

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/ Silver Trim

HMMF 53B

American rotary valves, String action, Side-mounted mid-horn.  Probably manufactured in the United States between 1850 and 1865

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/ Silver Trim

HMMF 53I

American rotary valves, String action, Side-mounted mid-horn.  Probably manufactured in Boston, MA circa 1861.  Inscribed 6th Ms Inf. inside an engraved star

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/ Silver Trim

HMMF 53J

American rotary valves, String action, Mounted mid-horn.  Probably manufactured in United States circa 1860

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/Silver Trim

HMMF 53M

Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action.  Distributed by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL; 3rd quarter 19th century. 
Available to HMMF from Ernst Duesterhoeft, Helenville, WI

Bell-up B flat Bass Silver

HMMF 53N

Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action.  Distributed by J. Howard Foote, 3rd quarter 19th century. 
Available by a grant from the Quirk Foundation, Watertown, WI

Bell-up B flat Bass Silver

HMMF 53P

Three top-mounted and one side-mounted American rotary valves, string action.  Made by E. G. Wright, Boston, early 1860's. Engraved Presented to Daniel B. Davis by the Non-commissioned officers and Privates of Co. I 24th Reg. Wis. Vol. Inf.
Donated to the Foundation by Fred Benkovic, Brookfield, WI

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/silver trim

HMMF 53Q

Brass euphonium with three top-mounted Berliner Pumpen valves, and leaf spring water key. Anonymous - possibly made by Zoebisch, 4th quarter 19th century.
Donated to the Foundation by Fred Benkovic, Brookfield, WI

Bell-up B flat Bass Brass w/silver trim

HMMF 53R

Brass Bb Bass with three side mounted rotary valves, probably manufactured 3rd quarter 19th century. Marked Made by the Boston Musical Instrument Manufy, Rutland Cornet Band, No. 12. Played by Red Ned Copps in the Scarsfield Band, Rutland, Vermont.

Bell-up B flat Bass Silver

HMMF 53S

Silver Bb Bass with three side action rotary valves, and leaf spring water key. Marked Made by Quinby Bros. Boston - probably 1870's or early 1880's. Instrument is unrestored.

Circular (Helicon) B flat Bass Brass w/ Silver Trim

HMMF 54A

Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action.  Marked with a crown on the bell.  Probably manufactured in Austria between 1860 and 1870

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