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Euphonium. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Silver-plated brass. 4-valve 'Victory' system: full double with respect to 4th valve; windway runs mouthpipe - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - m.t.s. - bell (4th valve not operated), or mouthpipe - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - v.t.s.- 4 - bell (4th valve operated).2 water-keys. Valve type: Périnet-type valves; valves 1, 2, 3 have very long pistons.

  • Date:
    1896
  • Maker:
    Besson & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:628; bell 273.