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Valve trombone. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Brass, nickel-plated. Water-key on m.t.s. in valve section bow. Fitting for music card holder (complete with screw).Third valve lowers pitch by four semitones (doigté ministériel). Valve type: 3 'système Belge' double-piston valves. Repair History: Repair to bell section stay at joint end, functional but out of character.

  • Date:
    Circa 1880
  • Maker:
    van Cauwelaert, F
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Brussels/Belgium
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:1090; bell 179.