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Tuba. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. Valve type: 4 Périnet valves. Repair History: Legs of main tuning-slide have been extended to lower from Old Philharmonic pitch.

  • Date:
    1895-1930
  • Maker:
    Hawkes & Son [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:707; bell 326.