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Trumpet. Nominal pitch: B♭-A.

Technical description: silver-plated brass; 2 water-keys. With alternative m.t.s. for H.P. and L.P., the latter giving 56mm additional air-column length. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston.

  • Date:
    Circa1936
  • Maker:
    Besson & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:493; bell 112.