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Euphonium.

Technical description: Brass, no gusset in bell, French bell rim. Looped 4th valve tuning-slide. 1st, 2nd, 3rd valves for R1, R2, R3 in ergonomic V positioning; 4th valve for any left hand finger. The 1st valve tuning-slide outer apparently made too short, moveable collars length 15.9 fit onto each inner slide and limit insertion of the tuning-slide which would otherwise collide with the 4th valve bottom cap. Large bow with three contiguous bow guards, the larger central guard with a flange and a knob; bow guards on the four valve tuning-slides. No water-key. Fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.; Type or system: 4 valves.; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;

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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on bell " J,,|H,, Ebblewhite, / Maker, / 24 High St,,|Aldate / London" aligned towards player's face; scratched on the valve casings respectively "VXX", "XXV1", "XXVII", "V111".
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow guard knob 670; bell 239.; Sounding length: minimum 2344.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|25mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 12.35; main tuning-slide from 163mm to 345mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bore 12.35; 3-valve cluster from 407mm to 532mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 12.35; 4th valve at 732mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4) 13.85; at 1172mm from bell end, c|28.5; at c|729mm from bell end, 40.3.B|=|0.50.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.65 - 12.35.