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Helicon. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: silver-plated brass; mouthpipe adjustable for angle with two ligature clamps; fitting for music card holder; water-key on m.t.s. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston.

  • Date:
    Circa 1890
  • Maker:
    Lecomte
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Paris/France
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:1016; bell 352.