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Piccolo trumpet.
Technical description: Brass; final 35mm of bell flare joined by circumferential seam. Detachable bell with insertion of tenon bell pipe into socket at valves adjustable up to 40mm for tuning; with ligature screw restraint. The 3rd valve tuning-slide is mobile with finger-ring and screwed rod restraint, it also has an Amado water-key.; Nominal pitch: 2¾-ft G.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A?=|446|Hz.;
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Probably 1990s - Maker:
John Webb. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to mouthpiece receiver proximal 485; bell 103.; Sounding length: minimum 732.; Bore: mouthpipe at 27mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 8.6; valve cluster from 225mm to 315mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bores (3,2,1) 12.3 - 11.85; main tuning-slide from 369mm to 422mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s bore 12.2; at c|304mm from bell end, 16.6; at 11mm from bell end, 48.B|=|0.57.Bell cutoff |2100|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.0 - 10.15.