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Signal trumpet.
Technical description: Brass; single coil; the bell flare is joined to the bell pipe by a terrace joint; there is a single ferrule-covered joint between bell-pipe and the first section of tubing which has an integral mouthpiece receiver. There is no provision for tuning. The two bows have rings for cording on their inner sides.; Nominal pitch: 2-ft C.; ; ; ; ; ;
- Date:
Late 20th century - Maker:
Possibly John Webb. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22
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- Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to mouthpiece receiver 215 ; bell 76.; Sounding length: 572.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|35mm from mouthpiece receiver (local minimum bore) 11.0; at 286mm from bell end, c|11.4; at c|83mm from bell end, 16.1; at 10.5mm from bell end, 40.B|=|0.77.Bell poorly approximated by aa Bessel horn.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.2 - 11.0.