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Nominal pitch: B? etc. Technical description: Massive silver. Shepherd's crook bellpipe; French profile bell flare; the bell throat is not quite circular but approaching sixteen-sided in cross-section. With hook for R4; no water-key or fitting for music-card holder. With shanks for B? and A and crooks for A?, G and F. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, top-sprung with alignment by screw through casing passing under spring. Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|452.4|Hz.
- Date:
Probably 1850-62 - Maker:
J. Higham [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Manchester (Timezone: Europe/London)
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 305; bell 128. Sounding length: minima 1324 (in|B?), 1381 (in|A), 1496 (in|A?), 1580 (in|G), 1769 (in|F). Bore: B?|shank at c|33mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.05; main tuning-slide from 340mm to 584mm from mouthpiece receiver (with B?|shank), m.t.s. bore 11.6; valve cluster from 774mm to 849mm from mouthpiece receiver (with B?|shank), v.t.s. bores (3,2,1) 12.15, 11.5, 12.15; at c|273mm from bell end, 16.7; at 25.5mm from bell end, 71.5.B|=|0.63 (in|B?).Bell cutoff |1000|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of B? shank 9.6 - 9.05.