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Post-horn. Nominal pitch: 5½-ftG.

Technical description: Brass; 4*third circular coils; vent. End of mouthpipe joined to main tube under ferrule; terrace joint in main tube. Repair History: Ferrule at join of mouthpipe to main tube of german silver, probably a repair.

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    Probably late 19th century
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    University of Edinburgh
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.212
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.212
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:perpendicular to bell 195; corpus diameter c130; bell 122 - 125.