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Tuba. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. 3rd valve tubing forms thumb rest. Windway runs mouthpipe - m.t.s. - 3 - 2 - 1 - auxiliary tuning-slide - bell. Water-key. Fitting for music card-holder. Similar design to (202) and (1793). Fitting for music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves.

  • Date:
    Circa 1899
  • Maker:
    Besson & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:1010; bell 404.