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Herald trumpet.
Technical description: Brass with german silver mouthpiece receiver sheath, tuning-slide, garland, ferrules, ball and stay parts. One coil, mouthpipe yard to left of bell (from player's viewpoint) with four stays to bell yard. Tuning-slide in first bow, pulling away from player. With two rings for banner on lower side of mouthpipe yard.; Nominal pitch: 6½-ft E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|435|Hz.;
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Mid 20th century - Maker:
DEMEFA. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably Markneukirchen. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Inscriptions:On die-cast elliptical plate on bell "CARL PFETTSCHER / MUSIKINSTRUMENTE / OFFENBURG I.B"; stamped below on bell "DEMEFA".
- 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 bow proximal 745; bell 146.5.; Sounding length: minimum 2046.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.35; main tuning-slide from 374mm to 883mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bore 11.55; at 1023mm from bell end, 11.55; at c|413mm from bell end, 16.35; at 25mm from bell end, 82.5.B|=|0.73.Bell cutoff |1000|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.8 - 10.55.