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Baritone or tenor flugelhorn. Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.
Technical description: Brass with german silver ferrules and valve mechanism; no garland. Bell-forward wrap. The bore profile, with a marked expansion in the first half of the tube, could be considered to be that of a flugel horn. It is not known what name would have been used for this instrument by its maker or original users. R1: 1st valve: one semitone. R2: 2nd valve: two semitones. R3: 3rd valve: three semitones. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, lever operated with drum springs.
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Post 1867, probably c1900 - Maker:
Riedl, C. - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Nuremberg/Germany - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:length 510; bell c215.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16340