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Cor anglais. Nominal pitch: F.

Technical description: Probably violet wood with german silver keys and crook. Crook well and sockets lined with german silver. Fully automatic octave keys. There is an F resonance key (opening with the F key) on the right side of the instrument below the F key. A conservatoire action is operated by R2 and R3 but not by R1. The lowC key lowers the R2 and R3 rings and closes the brille. L0: TP; 8.1. L1: PL; 8.2; spat. L2: R; Dtr. L3: R; D♭tr. L4: G♯; lowB; E♭-alt. R0: sup (also ring). R1: PL. R2: R; Dtr. R3: R; F. R4: lowC; C♯; E♭. Repair History: Hole for the second octave key has been moved a distance of c9mm up the instrument, the position of the original hole is clearly visible filled with a darker wood. The 8.2 key appears to have been cut and altered in length.

  • Date:
    Circa 1910
  • Maker:
    TriƩbert
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Paris/France
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:800