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Melody horn. Nominal pitch: F/E♭.

Technical description: Brass; bell-up wrap. Witrh alternative m.t.s. (5736a) and (5736b) for E♭ and F respectively; water-key on loop in mouthpipe; fitting for music card holder; finger-loop for R4. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:473; corpus diameter c 240; bell 239.