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Hand horn, formerly valve french horn.
According to the firm's archives [instruments books], the instrument was "Orch: French Horn I.P", Model|A40 made by Bloomfield in a batch|of|6. Technical description: Brass, with tuning-slide, one ferrule-covered joint; single gusset in bell; with garland. Right hand in bell chirality.Section lengths: from tuning-slide to mid-ferrule 586mm; from mid-ferrule to bell end 958mm.
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Ordered 1925, delivered 1926 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.12-4 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m) and with crooks
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- Inscriptions:Inscribed on bell with monogram "B & Co" / "``Sotone'' / (REGISTERED)" / "IP" in ellipse; on garland "Boosey & Co.. Ltd.." then trumpet-and-banner containing "TRADE MARK" and "BOOSEY" / "122902" then "Makers London.".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.12-4 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m) and with crooks
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to far coil 430; bell 282. Bore: instrument body at c|45mm from shank/crook receiver (local minimum bore), 10.85; main tuning-slide from 302mm to 791mm from shank/crook receiver, m.t.s. bores 10.95 - 10.45 (sic); at 84mm from bell end, 101.Bell cutoff |500|Hz.Bell wall angle at D=100mm, 25.1°.Dia of crook receiver: m.r.t. 12.7 - 11.9.