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Valve trumpet. Nominal pitch: F/E-flat.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass; military model with shepherd's crook bellpipe; With shank for F and crook for E-flat; with alternative auxiliary tuning-slide for low pitch ('piano slide'). With water-key and fitting for music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung, alignment by key on piston.
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Circa 1920 - Maker:
Hawkes & Son - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:from plane of bell to bow proximal 456; bell 121.5.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/50273