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Valve trombone.

Technical description: Nickel-plated brass; French bell rim. Long main tuning-slide (maximum extension 217mm) with restraining screw ligature on ascending outer. Three incised rings on descending inner slide marking slide extensions of 35mm, 134mm, 184mm. The 3rd valve lowers by 4 semitones. With fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: D?.; Type or system: Système Belge.; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|446|Hz.;

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell "SYSTEME PERFECTIONNE" within banner [indistinct] / lyre motif / "ANT. BOLLAND / FOURNISSEUR DE L'ARMÉE / DEGRES ST. PIERRE" / forward arrow "LIÈGE" backwards arrow.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 903; bell 184.; Sounding length: minimum 2230.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|55mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.4; main tuning-slide from 267mm to 974mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s. bores 11.5 - 11.6; valve cluster from 974mm to 1112mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.8; at c|580mm from bell end, 16.7; at 26.9mm from bell end, 98.1.B|=|0.73.Bell cutoff |1000|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.1 - 11.75.