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Valve trombone.
Technical description: Brass, german silver ferrules and valve parts. French bell rim. Large loop in bell pipe. With water-key and fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B?.; Type or system: Short model.; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|460|Hz.;
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Early 20th century - Maker:
Matthias Josef Hubertus Kessels. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably Germany. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on support bar for valve spring drum spindes "8".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 863; bell 168.; Sounding length: minimum 2608.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|20mm from mouthpiece receiver (local minimum bore) 12.15; main tuning-slide from 349mm to 778mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bore 11.95; valve cluster from 848mm to 982mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 12.25; at 1304mm from bell end, c|12.6; at c|498mm from bell end, 17.8; at 17.55mm from bell end, 101.75.B|=|0.78.Bell cutoff |1100|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.55 - 12.13.