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Technical description: cocus body; ivory head; 4|sections (lower body and foot in one piece); german silver keys; [6]|german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; wooden screw-stopper with german silver tip; large, slightly squared circular embouchure-hole; medium-sized finger-holes, L3 slightly offset away from the player, R2 slightly offset towards the player; tenons cork-lapped and metal-tipped; german silver pins set into wood at each socket (for alignment); small oval german silver plate inlaid in wood of tuning section; small, leaf-shaped keytouches; G♯ key-hole on upper body; adjacent low C/C♯ touches; C♯ touch has roller to|C, C|touch is itself a roller.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 11 keys plus duplicate B♭ (to B).; Keyhead type: shallow cup, with metal-lined key-holes.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs; extra metal saddles set into wood to support long keyshanks; pins through rods all have a small hook at one end, to aid extraction.; L0: @I{B♭; alt G♯.L1: @I{T.L2: @I{T.L3: @I{T.L4: @I{G♯; long F; low B.R1: @I{T; C; E trill; dup B♭.R2: @I{T.R3: @I{T; cross F.R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C.; Usable pitch: A₄ c|427|Hz in present condition (with head 1mm out and body/tuning section joint open 8mm).; Performance characteristics: [original range B₃|-|C₇]; in present condition it is not possible to push the head in fully, or to close the upper body/tuning section joint, but the instrument still speaks with a strong, warm and clear sound, with particularly easy articulation, from D₄ to B♭₆.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped "VINZ.|KOHLERT / &|SÖHNE / GRASLITZ" (stamp on upper body has slipped on left side, so some letters are duplicated).
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 712 (without cap, and not including 9mm open space at joints).; Sounding length: 641 (as above).; Bore: conical.