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Post horn.

Technical description: Straight tubing in four parts, first two sections of brass with two copper ferrules covering terrace joints, last two sections of copper with circumferential soldered seam 115mm from bell end; French bell rim. Silver-plated mouthpiece.; Nominal pitch: 3¼-ft E♭.; Type or system: With integral mouthpiece.;

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  • Inscriptions:An image of a galleon is faintly stamped around 180mm from the bell end on the proximal copper section.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.12 End-blown straight labrosones with mouthpiece
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 977; bell 84.; Sounding length: minimum 965, mouthpiece adds 12.; Bore: