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Bass trombone. Nominal pitch: G+(D -D♭).
Technical description: Silver-plated brass; inner slides not plated. The main tuning-slide is possibly a longer alternative of two originally supplied. Length of valve tuning-slide 120 allowing increase of air column length by nearly 240mm. Smooth light wooden handle. Valve type: Banana-plate rotary valve with simple helical tension spring and wire to ring for thumb.
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Circa 1869 - Maker:
Courtois, Antoine - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Paris/France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.22 Labrosones with slides
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.22 Labrosones with slides
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1365; bell 191.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18010