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Alto trombone.
Technical description: Brass; german silver stockings. With water-key with leaf spring.; Nominal pitch: E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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Circa 1888. - Maker:
Courtois & Mille. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Paris. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.22 Labrosones with slides
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- Inscriptions:Inscribed on bell with circle containing "MÉDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855" / Médaille / LONDRES 1862 / Exposition Universelle / PARIS 1867 / Medaille d'honneur / EN ARGENT / ANTOINE COURTOIS & MILLE / MILLE SR. / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL / 88. rue des Marais St. Martin / Paris / 1ER. PRIX / GRANDE MÉDAILLE D'OR / EXPOSITION DE MOSCOU / 1872 / MEDAILLE D'OR PARIS / 1878 / S. ARTHUR CHAPPELL / Sole agent / 52 New Bond Street / London"; inscribed on mouthpiece receiver "3554"; inscribed on outer slide "3554 / ANTOINE COURTOIS / MILLE SR. / BREVETE / 88 R DES MARAIS ST MARTIN / Paris".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.22 Labrosones with slides
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 805; bell 128.; Sounding length: minimum 1948.; Bore: at c|25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore), 9.7; descending slide, 10.0; ascending slide, 10.5; main tuning-slide from 665mm to 403mm from bell end, m.t.s. bores 11.5 - 13.0; at c|325mm from bell end, 14.5; at 21mm from bell end, 72.5.B|=|0.74.Bell cutoff |1200|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.6 - 9.75.