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Sinuous conical tube made of wood covered with black-painted leather binding, with brass trimmings. Fingerholes are bushed with ivory. Brass crook and ivory mouthpiece. Nominal pitch: C. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.
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1795–1815 - Maker:
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Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton
- Measurements:Height: 715mm; Bell diameter: 100mm