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Technical description: Silver-plated brass; French bell rim. With finger-hook for R4; with water-key; with fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B?.; ; ; ; ; ;

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  • Inscriptions:Inscribed on bell "Made by" / semiquaver and globe "B&H" trade mark / "BOOSEY & HAWKES / England / Imperial"; on side of bell "472711"; on valve casings "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 331; bell 120.; Sounding length: ; Bore: mouthpipe at c|40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.55; m.t.s., tuning-slide bore 11.7; auxiliary m.t.s., tuning-slide bore 11.7; valve cluster, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.7.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.75 - 8.7.