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Cornet.
Technical description: Brass with german-silver garland, ferrules and mouthpiece receiver sheath.; Nominal pitch: B?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|460|Hz.;
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Late 19th century - Maker:
Gautrot Aîné. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably United States of America. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.11
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- Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.11
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 322; bell 120.; Sounding length: minimum 1242.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|74mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.4; main tuning-slide from 366mm to 501mm from mouthpiece receiver (with shank), m.t.s bore 11.45; valve cluster from 585mm to 694mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.45; at 621mm from bell end, c|11.45; at c|309mm from bell end, 16.2; at 14.6mm from bell end, 73.0.B|=|0.68.Bell cutoff |1400|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.55 - 10.7.