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Cornet.
Technical description: Brass with german silver garland and valve parts. Gusset in bell flare. Receiver for shanks and crooks. Layout of valves places thumb R0 on underside of bell pipe giving a 'horizontal' playing position. With ring for R4; fitting for music-card holder; no water-key.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; ; ; ; ; ;
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Late 19th century - Maker:
A. Lecomte & Cie [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Paris. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell with tuning-fork trademark / A.L & CIE. / A. LECOMTE & CIE / PARIS"; stamped "1", "2", "3" on connectors and on heads of screws securing spring spindle mounts to valve base-bar.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 295; bell 116.; Sounding length: ; Bore: main tuning-slide, m.t.s bores 11.45 - 11.7; valve cluster, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.6.