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Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Travel of main tuning-slide optionally limited to 33mm by shunt mechanism having a tube running in an outer slide parallel with the slide near the distal leg, the sliding tube has a forked hook to engage with the tuning-slide stay at one end and a plug the other. The proximal leg of the main tuning-slide is much thinner wall than the distal leg. With shanks for B? and for A.Double water-key with one touchpiece; fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B? etc.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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Probably c 1898. - Maker:
Joseph Higham. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Manchester. - 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 "KETTLEWELL / MODEL" / lion-and-unicorn coat of arms / "EXHIBITION / PRIZE MEDALS / AWARDED / TO / J.|HIGHAM LTD / MAKERS / 127 STRANGEWAYS / MANCHESTER / ENGLAND / 50930" / embossed applied plaque with royal coat of arms; stamped on 2nd valve casing "50930"; stamped on shank for A "75".
- 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 316; bell 129.5.; Sounding length: minimum 1276 (in|B?), 1358 (in|A); shunt adds up to 66mm.; Bore: shank for B? at c|20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.9; main tuning-slide from 321mm to 531mm from mouthpiece receiver (with B? shank), m.t.s bores 11.55 - 11.45; at 638mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), c|11.5; valve cluster from 698mm to 788mm from mouthpiece receiver (with B? shank), v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.4; at 286mm from bell end, 16.25.B|=|0.60 (in|B?).Bell cutoff |1300|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.15 - 8.9.