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Keyed trumpet.

Technical description: Brass; with garland; two coils (small and large). Five keys arranged for left hand operation, two on bridges across instrument; with tonehole chimneys, the fifth of which is on a ferrule. The instrument could be used with a shank for F but no shank was supplied with this instrument. With crooks (913a) for E at A?=|440|Hz, (913b) for E? at A?=|440|Hz, (913c) for E? at A?=|430|Hz, each with slide fitting to instrument for tuning, a ligature screw restraint with knurled head is mounted on crook receiver on body. With a plain bit, overall length 40, possibly for use with E|crook to give A?=|430|Hz. Amado water-keys on small coil and on crook (913b).; Nominal pitch: F / E / E?.; Type or system: 5 keys.; Keyhead type: saltspoon.; Keymount type: saddles, with double-coil(water-key) springs mounted on pivots.; ; Usable pitch: built for use at A?=|430|Hz and A?=|440|Hz.; Performance characteristics: according to John Wallace, at its best in|E at A?=|430|Hz.

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  • Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.211-71
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 453 (excluding crook); bell 119.; Sounding length: minimum 1931 (with crook 913a), 1978 (with crook 913b).; Bore: crook 913a at 44mm from mouthpiece receiver (local minimum bore) 10.55; main tuning-slide from 386mm to 431mm from mouthpiece receiver (tenon of crook 913a), 10.45; at 966mm from bell end, c|10.75; at c|346mm from bell end, 15.2; at 16mm from bell end, 78.B|=|0.79 (with crook 913a).Bell cutoff |1200|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.6 - 10.65 (crook 913a).