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Technical description: Brass, german silver mouthpipe, ferrules, outer slides, stays, garland and water-key. Wide garland. Water-key with leaf spring on main tuning-slide.; Nominal pitch: C.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|440|Hz.;
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After 1933, mid-20th century - Maker:
Scherzer. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Augsburg. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.1 Valve trumpets with short air column (less than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Machine engraved on garland in zig-zag line "SCHERZER / Augsburg"; stamped on mouthpiece receiver "63088".
- 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 bow proximal 397; bell 121.5.; Sounding length: minimum 1162.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|40mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.9; valve cluster from 120mm to 220mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 10.9; main tuning-slide from 225mm to 562mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s. bore 10.9; at 581mm from bell end, c|10.9; at c|350mm from bell end, 17.05; at 13.5mm from bell end, 68.B|=|0.65.Bell cutoff |1600|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 10.95 - 10.35.