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Bass valve trombone.
Technical description: Brass; gusset in bell; French bell rim. Cranked bell stay. Cylindrical tenon at joint between valves and bell with ligature restraining screw on bell section. With water-key on main tuning-slide but no water-key at low point of mouthpipe before valves. Fitting for music-card holder. Finger-hook for R4.; Nominal pitch: G.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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Circa 1900 - Maker:
by Metzler & Co. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2
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- Inscriptions:Inscribed on bell "METZLER & CO. / LIMITED / LONDON" within wreath; at mouthpiece receiver "V".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 818; bell 238.; Sounding length: minimum 3144.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.65; valve cluster from 588mm to 705mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 13.25; main tuning-slide from 1130mm to 1646mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s. bores 13.95 - 14.45; at c|628mm from bell end, 20.4; at 48mm from bell end, 109.5.B|=|0.73.Bell cutoff |700|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.05 - 12.65.