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Technical description: cocus; 3|sections (body in one piece); german silver keys; 3|german silver ferrules, plus bone ferrule at foot; wooden cap; head not metal-lined; no tuning-slide but upper tenon slides between outer wooden socket of head and an inner metal tube; screw-stopper with graduated metal tip; upper tenon metal with metal bands and twine lapping; lower tenon short, metal, and cork-lapped; oval embouchure-hole; large finger-holes; large G♯ key-hole in line with finger-holes and sharing rod with touch and cover for L3; cross F key shares rod with touch and cover for R3; overlapping low C/C♯ touches; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 8 keys, plus covered action for L3 and R3.; Keyhead type: cylinder cup for G? and covered action; shallow cup for other keys.; Keymount type: rod/pillar (with needle springs) for G?, cross F and covered action; knob (with leaf springs) for other keys.; L0: @I{B♭.L1: @I{T.L2: @I{T.L3: @I{PL-G.L4: @I{G♯; long F.R1: @I{T; C.R2: @I{T.R3: @I{PL-D; cross F.R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C.; Usable pitch: A₄ c|459|Hz.; Performance characteristics: [original range C₄|-|C₇]; in present condition right hand notes do not speak clearly.

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  • Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 661.; Sounding length: 580.; Bore: cylindrical.