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Technical description: Silver-plated brass, 'shepherd's crook' bellpipe; French bell rim. Main tuning-slide with quick-change valve for C to B♭ switch. Auxiliary tuning-slide to provide alternative for use at low pitch ('piano slide'). With shank for C and B♭.With water-key and fitting for music-card holder.; Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung, alignment by key on piston. Nominal pitch: C|.|B♭.; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A₄=|460|Hz with provision for use at lower pitches.
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1894-1902 - Maker:
A. Hall Gisborne. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Birmingham. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell with five-pointed star / royal crest / "MAKER / TO H.M. FORCES / A|HALL GISBORNE / 37|SUFFOLK ST. / BIRMINGHAM" / two overlapping medals / "SUPREME CLASS / 11677" / five-pointed star; stamped on valve casings and stems on pistons "1", "2", "3".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11 Valve horns with narrow bore, with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 270; bell 116.; Sounding length: minimum 1114.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|15mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.85; main tuning-slide from 304mm to 522mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), m.t.s. bores 11.3 - 11.45; auxiliary tuning-slide from 522mm to 617mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), m.t.s. bores 11.45 - 11.55; valve cluster from 617mm to 710mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.55; at c|239mm from bell end, 16.2; at 16.5mm from bell end, 64.5.B|=|0.69.Bell cutoff |1700|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.45 - 8.85 over 15mm.