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Contralto saxhorn. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Brass; ligature tuning slide at mouthpipe; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: The section of tubing just after valves has been crudely repaired by binding with copper wire and soldering.
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Circa 1858 - Maker:
Distin, Henry - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.2 Valve horns with wider bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:677; bell 165.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15926