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Cornet.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass, French bell rim. The main tuning-slide has moving proximal outer and distal inner. With finger-hook for R4, double water-key with single touchpiece, and fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; ; ; ; ; ;

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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on bell "LAUBACH & SONS / Greenside Place / EDINBURGH"; stamped on shank/crook receiver "2060"; stamped on valve casings and valve spring guides "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 312; bell 121.; Sounding length: ; Bore: main tuning-slide, m.t.s bore 11.7; valve cluster, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.7.