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Bass trumpet [or Tenorhorn].

Nominal pitch: 9-ft B♭. 3 valves. Technical description: Brass with german silver mouthpiece receiver sheath, garland, bow guard, ferrules, short stays hook for left hand, valve components. Bell-forward wrap; main tuning-slide pulls towards player. Valve type: 3 rotary valves, cork buffers mounted on rotor spindles, clocksprings in drums. Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A₄=|435|Hz.

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  • Decorative elements:Engraving of foliage on garland on either side of the inscription.
  • Inscriptions:Engraved on garland "E.G. Heidrich. / Hofinstrumentenbauer / Breslau.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 524; bell 222. Sounding length: minimum 2420. Bore: mouthpipe at c|40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.75; valve cluster from 576mm to 706mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 13.6; main tuning-slide from 707mm to 1000mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bores 13.6 - 14.65; at 1210mm from bell end, c|15.4; at c|703mm from bell end, 21.8; at 30mm from bell end, 133.8.<i>B</i>|=|0.60.Bell cutoff |700|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 13.2 - 12.25.