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Symphonium

Symphonium. Body of solid nickel, with a thick front plate with Grecian feet and mother-of-pearl mounted embouchure. 44 spherical ivory-tipped levers, with note names stamped on sides of body, adjacent to lever ends. Silver-tongued reeds. The instrument slides apart into 2 halves, revealing honeycomb-like reed blocks and complex levers and sprung pallets. Engraved on front plate: By His Majesty's Letters Patent, C Wheatstone, Inventor, 20 Conduit Street, Regent Street, London; No serial number.

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  • Materials:mother of pearl, leather, ivory, iron/steel
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132 Sets of free reeds
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 83 x 91 x 61 mm