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Cavalry trumpet.
Technical description: Brass, with garland; two coils, with three ferrule-covered joints; with ball.; Nominal pitch: E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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Circa 1858 - Maker:
Henry Distin & Co [Corporation] - 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:Inscribed on bell above garland "HENRY DISTIN & CO. / MAKERS / 9.|GRT NEWPORT ST. / LONDON".
- 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 390; bell 120.; Sounding length: 1986.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|80mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.85; at 993mm from bell end, c|11.2; at c|260mm from bell end, 15.85; at 19.3mm from bell end, 67.7.B|=|0.80.Bell cutoff |1400|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.15 - 11.35.