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Trompette demilune. Nominal pitch: 5½-ft G.

Technical description: brass; with garland (saxon rim); with shank (not original). Repair History: The mouthpipe has been repaired and the first 82mm of the instrument may be a replacement, possibly shorter. The present shank was commissioned by the previous owner to allow a mouthpiece to be inserted.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22-4
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:412; bell 119.