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Alto cornophone. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Technical description: Nickel-plated brass; French belll rim. In E-flat alto without tuning-slide extension; the bore profile differs from that of the F alto. With fitting for music-card holder; no water-key. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung with alignment by key on piston.
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Circa 1903 - Maker:
Besson, Fontaine - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Paris/France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.11 Valve bugles with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.11 Valve bugles with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:parallel to valves from level of highest point on bell to lowest point on bow, 400; bell 138.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/50298