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Alto valve trombone Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: Brass. Tuning slide in distal bow, with water key; ligature tuning at joint between valve and bell sections. Fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: Bell stay end inelegantly repaired with soft solder.

  • Date:
    1875-1888
  • Maker:
    Moses Slater
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    New York/New York/United States of America
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:622; bell 159.