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Valve trombone. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Brass; short model; ligature fitting at joint; saddle-mounted water-key. Tuning-slide length 117, allowing increase in air column length of nearly 234mm. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves; screw guides, bottom sprung.

  • Date:
    1872-1878
  • Maker:
    Courtois, Antoine
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Paris/France
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:905; bell 166.