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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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