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Helicon. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Brass with german silver trim. Two coils. With water-key and shaped plate to assist carrying the instrument on the shoulder. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers on rotors.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:1075; bell 312.