Contrabass Valve Ophicleide in D

Leopold Uhlmann

ca. 1840 · Brass, nickel-silver · Musical Instruments

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.

Artist

Leopold Uhlmann

Date

ca. 1840

Medium

Brass, nickel-silver

Culture

Austrian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889