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Contrabass valve trombone. Nominal pitch: 18-ft B♭.
Technical description: Brass with silver trim. 3 valves; blade-shaped bow guard (like ophicleide) on lowest bow; silver garland c37mm wide. Valve type: 3 rotary valves; cork buffers on rotors; clocksprings on touchpiece axles.
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Circa 1880 - Maker:
Schamal, Karl [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Prague/Czech Republic - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2 Valve trumpets with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:875; bell 203.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17510