Bass Ophicleide by Graves & Co., Winchester, New Hampshire, ca. 1835, at the National Music Museum

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Bass ophicleide by Graves & Co., Winchester, New Hampshire, ca. 1835

NMM 5271. Bass ophicleide by Graves & Co., Winchester, New Hampshire, ca. 1835

Left side of Graves bass ophicleide

Back of Graves bass ophicleide

Right side of Graves bass ophicleide

NMM 5271. Bass ophicleide by Graves & Co., Winchester, ca. 1835. Brass. Twelve brass keys with flat, round key covers. One of but three bass ophicleides by Graves known to survive. Ex coll.: Fred Benkovic, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Purchase funds gift of Ruth and Robert B. Lamont, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1992.

Maker's Signature Engraved on Back of Bell

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Maker's signature engraved on back of bell

Close-up View of the Leadpipel

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Leadpipe

Keys, Connecting Rod, and Screw on Front of Ophicleide

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Keys on front of ophicleide

Keys on front of ophicleide

Keys on front of ophicleide

Keys on front of ophicleide

Keys on front of ophicleide

Left: Close-up of connecting rod
Right: Close-up of a screw head

Close-up view of screw on ophicleide key

Keys, Hand Rest, Bow Guard, and Rod Linkage on Back of Ophicleide

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Keys on back of ophicleide

Close-up view of keys on back of ophicleide

Ophicleide hand rest

Bow guard on bottom of ophicleide

Back bottom view showing rod linkage
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Literature: "Recent Acquisitions," Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 19, No. 3 (April 1992), p. 3.

Robert Eliason, Graves & Company: Musical Instrument Makers (Dearborn, Michigan: The Edison Institute, 1975), p. 19.

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