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Demilune trumpet.
Technical description: Brass; the final 55mm of bell flare is joined by a circumferential tabbed seam; with garland. Reinforced mouthpiece/shank/crook receiver.; Nominal pitch: 5½-ft G.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|446|Hz.;
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Probably 1989 - Maker:
John Webb. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on applied plate on garland "WEBB / LONDON"; stamped on tuning-slide "145".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to mouthpiece receiverfar coil 355; bell 112.; Sounding length: minimum 1570.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|45mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.95; tuning-slide from 616mm to 976mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bore 11.5; at c|331mm from bell end, 16.25.B|=|0.76.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.05 - 11.15.