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Vocal horn, finger-slide valves, case, Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass, narrow mouthpiece receiver, "pepper pot" style water drain with removable reservoir. Windway runs mouthpiece receiver - 1st valve foot - 1st valve mid - 3rd valve mid - 3rd valve foot - main tuning-slide - 2nd valve foot - 2nd valve mid - bell. The 1st and 3rd valves have two tuning slides, pulling upwards and downwards respectively.The 2nd valve has one tuning slide, pulling upwards. Valve type: 3 finger-slide valves.
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Rudall, Carte & Co [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:276 from mouthpipe to plane of bell; bell 174.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18643