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Ophicleide.

Technical description: Brass; bell without gusset, with French rim. Bow guard with knob. Looped crook without tuning-slide. The crook tenon and receiver act as a tuning-slide, a ligature restraining screw holds the crook in position. With pillars to support instrument on both hands; also ring for neck strap. SATK. Screw adjuster to control opening of B key. Fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 11 keys.; Keyhead type: round, slightly domed.; Keymount type: pillars on plates with channels for springs.; L0: @I{D.L1: @I{B.L2: @I{C♯.L3: @I{E♭.R0: @I{E.R1: @I{B♭.R2: @I{A.R3: @I{G; G♯.R4: @I{F; F♯. Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A₄=|446|Hz.

  • Measurements:Overall size: 1064; bell 202.; Sounding length: 2506 (all keys closed).; Bore: crook at c|20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.6; crook at 782 - 874mm from mouthpiece receiver (tenon), 33; at 1253mm from bell end, c|44.2; at c|757mm from bell end, 62.5.B|=|0.31 (all keys closed).Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.0 - 11.6.