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Ophimonocleide. Nominal pitch C

Technical description: Air-column folded in two in the manner of a bassoon. Wooden body covered with brown leather with brass ferrules, flared brass bell. Long folded brass crook incorporating secondary tuning-slide. Main tuning-slide between two sections of body. 6finger-holes in thick-walled body with slanting tunnels (like bassoon but larger diameter); single key on bell section, with touchpiece for left thumb.Tone-hole details, in order from mouthpiece end: - distance hole tunnel from dia length m.r. face, L0: 2087 46.2 c 10, L1: 981 14.0 c 45, L2: 1012 13.7 c 45, L3: 1049 13.0 c 50 R1: 1272 14.5 c 35, R2: 1464 16.0 c 50, R3: 1432 16.1 c 50 (note odd fingering sequence) Keyhead type: Cup keys for stuffed pads.

  • Date:
    Circa 1835
  • Maker:
    Coƫffet fils [Person]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Gisors/France
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213-71
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213-71
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:933 (with main tuning-slide stuck at 17mm from minimum).