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Tenor/baritone saxhorn. Nominal pitch: E♭ + B♭.

Technical description: Brass; compensating 4-valve compensating system; 4th valve (for L0) brings loop into windway which passes through 1st, 2nd and 3rd valves which have short additional loops which are brought into the windway when used in combination with the fourth valve. Two fittings for music card-holder (different, so one not original). Valve type: 4 Périnet-type valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston; plated pistons. Repair History: The body has been patched in several places; the main tuning-slide appears to have been extended by c60mm; the distal outer leg of the 4th valve tuning-slide is a replacement.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:581; bell 178.