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Technical description: Silver-plated brass, French bell rim. The main tuning-slide has moving proximal inner and distal outer [sic]. With finger-hook for R4, double water-key with single touchpiece; no fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; ; ; ; ; ;
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1897-1920 - Maker:
Philip Henry Davis. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - 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 "P.H. DAVIS / MAKER / 81 WARDOUR ST. / LONDON / W"; stamped on valve casings, spring guides and bottom caps "1", "2", "3"; stamped on 1st and 3rd valve top caps "21", "29" respectively.
- 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 320; bell 122.; Sounding length: ; Bore: main tuning-slide, m.t.s bores 11.55 - 11.7; valve cluster, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.7.