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Technical description: Silver-plated brass; French bell rim; the 3 rotary valves in triangular layout with the main and 1st valve tuning-slides pulling towards the player and the 2nd and 3rd valve tuning-slides pulling towards the front. The valve tuning-slides are inscribed with gradations (probably intended to indicate positions for use with A shank and A? and G crooks). With hook for R4. With fitting for music-card holder on 3rd valve tuning-slide outer. No water-key.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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Probably c 1861. - Maker:
Joseph Higham. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Manchester. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11
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- Inscriptions:Inscribed on bell with embossed royal coat of arms on applied disc / PATENT / BY HER / MAJESTY'S / ROYAL LETTERS / J.|HIGHAM / MAKER / INVENTOR & PATENTEE / VICTORIA BRIDGE / MANCHESTER / 3946".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 352; bell 124.; Sounding length: minimum 1304.; Bore: shank at c|40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.3; main tuning-slide from 381mm to 604mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), m.t.s. bore 11.45; valve cluster from 604mm to 749mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), v.t.s. bore (2,1,3) 11.45; at c|309mm from bell end, 16.2; at 19mm from bell end, 69.45.B|=|0.64.Bell cutoff |1300|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.5 - 9.4.