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Ballad horn. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Brass, silver-plated. The wrap and the bore profile are very close to those of the Boosey model ballad horn. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top sprung by compression spring outside upper stem; alignment by key on piston.
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c1870 - 1881 - Maker:
Köhler & Son [Corporation] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:412 perpendicular to bell; bell 227.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18063