E flat Basses

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 61A
Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Probably manufactured in the United States between 1860 and 1870

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 61B
Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Probably manufactured in the United States between 1860 and 1870

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 61C
Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Probably manufactured in the United States between 1860 and 1870

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 61D
Bottom-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Manufactured by Gerbeth & Seifert, successors to Chr. R. Stark, New York, NY circa 1868; Played in the Wausau, Wisconsin town bands
Permanently maintained in the HMMF Instrument Collection as a memorial to James Slaybaugh

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	Brass	HMMF 61E
Top-mounted European rotary valves, Mechanical action. Probably manufactured by Klemm & Bro., Phil., PA circa 1860; Played in the band of the 3rd WI Cavalry
Funding for acquisition donated to HMMF by a private foundation, Wausau, WI

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 61F
American rotary valves, String action, mounted mid-horn. Manufactured by John F. Stratton & Co, New York, NY between 1860 and 1870. Original hand-made fitted faux-finished wood case.

Over-the-shoulder	E flat Bass	Silver	HMMF 61G
American rotary valves, String action, mounted mid-horn - unmarked. Probably manufactured between 1860 and 1870. Original hand-crafted fitted wooden case.
Bell-up	E flat Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 63B
American rotary valves, String action, mounted mid-horn. Manufactured by John F. Stratton & Co, New York, NY between 1860 and 1870.
Bell-up	E flat Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 63C
Top-mounted Berliner Pumpen piston valves (Offset). Manufactured by John F. Stratton & Co, New York, NY circa 1870
Funding for acquisition and restoration provided by the Earl and Eugenia Quirk Foundation, Watertown, WI

Bell-up	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 63E
Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Probably manufactured by E. G. Wright, New York, NY between 1860 and 1864.
Permanently maintained in HMMF Collection as a memorial to H. H. "Ace" Southworth

Bell-up	E flat Bass	Brass	HMMF 63F
Berliner Pumpen Valves mounted mid-horn. Probably manufactured in Europe circa 1885
Available to HMMF from Bill Burdick, Edgerton, WI

Bell-up	F Bass	Brass /w Silver Trim	HMMF 63G
Side-mounted Equilateral Berliner Pumpen piston valves. Manufactured by Louis A. Voigt, Markneukirchen, Germany circa 1860
On loan to HMMF from Melvin Reif, Graytown, Ohio

Bell-up	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 63H
Side-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Manufactured by the Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, MA circa 1870
Funding for acquisition and restoration provided by the Earl and Eugenia Quirk Foundation, Watertown, WI

Bell-up	E flat Bass	Brass w/Silver trim	HMMF 63I
Top-mounted American string rotary valves. Manufactured by Moses Slaterca. 1865.
On loan to HMMF by Dean Pearson, Brookfield, WI

Bell-up	E flat Bass	Brass	HMMF 63K
Four American string-action rotary valves, mounted mid-horn; Removable lead pipe. Manufactured by Samuel Graves, Boston Massachusetts ca.1860.
On loan from the Porter County Historical Society, Porter County, Indiana

Bell-up	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 63O
German silver upright bass converted from over-the-shoulder configuration; similar to Stratton. Marked Peters & Bro.; from Cincinnati/Lousiville circa 1860.
Donated to the Foundation by Fred Benkovic, Brookfield, WI

Circular(Helicon)	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 64B
Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Marked with crown on bell. Probably manufactured in the United States circa 1865 - 1875.
Funding for acquisition and restoration provided by the Earl and Eugenia Quirk Foundation, Watertown, WI

Circular(Helicon)	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 64C
Top-mounted American rotary valves, String action. Made by Hall & Quinby 1865 - 1869.
Donated to the Foundation by Don Hiller, Middleton, WI

OTS(Teardrop)	E flat Bass	German Silver	HMMF 65A
American rotary valves, String action Mounted Mid-horn; Fourth rotary valve functions as a water key. Manufactured by Louis Schreiber, New York, NY circa 1867
Permanently maintained in the HMMF Instrument Collection as a memorial to Kenneth Schlifske by Lori and Greg Zeman and family

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