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Single horn made entirely of silver-plated brass with three bottom-sprung piston valves with metal guide pins, long top caps, and cork and green felt bumpers. The valve buttons are missing. The bell brace has a shield shape.
- Date:
1920 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Engraved on garland: Boosey & Co. [Boosey natural trumpet banner trademark] Makers London. / 110578|Engraved on bell: R. M. S. M. / 4 / [B&Co] monogram / "Sotone." / (REGISTERED) / B.H. (inside oval)|Stamped on 2nd valve casing: [Boosey trumpet trademark] / 354 S|Stamped on valve casings: 1 2 3|Stamped on pistons: SPECIAL BRONZE
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Corpus diameter: 350mm; Bell diameter: 280mm; Sounding length: 2300mm