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Euphonium.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass, French bell rim. 4-valve compensating system. Water-keys on 1st valve and main tuning-slides; dummy tubing to provide thumb rest for R0; two fittings for music-card holder, on 1st and 3rd valve tuning-slides.; Nominal pitch: B?.; Type or system: 4-valve compensating.; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz and extended for use at circa A?=|440|Hz.;
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1892-1893 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell "CLASS|A" / trumpet-and-banner trademark incorporating "TRADE MARK" and "BOOSEY" / "COMPENSATING PISTONS / BOOSEY|&|CO. / MAKERS / 295|REGENT|STT. / LONDON / 43635"; on 2nd|valve "14" / trumpet-and-banner trademark incorporating "TRADE MARK" and "BOOSEY" / "PATENT / 37741".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to knob on bow guard 640; bell 265.; Sounding length: minimum 2658.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.2; valve cluster from 227mm to 382mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 14.7; 4th valve at 487mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4) 16.45; m.t.s. from 518mm to 925mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning-slide bores 16.45 - 18.8; at 1329mm from bell end, c|25.6; at c|932mm from bell end, 36.2.B|=|0.43.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.2 - 12.3.