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Natural trumpet. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: Silver; demountable at three ferrules. Distal bow wired to bell, probably not an original feature.Bell wall thicknesses:-Axial location - Nearest Halfway Below garland to ferrule ferruleDistance from bell 25 145 262Circumferential location relative to seam -close .47 .49 .4590° .48 .52 .45Opposite .48 .52 .4990° .51 .52 .49close -- -- -- [mean .48 .51 .47]

  • Date:
    Circa 1760
  • Maker:
    Hofmaster, John Christopher [Person]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22-4
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22-4
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:675; bell 111.