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Ceremonial trumpet.
Technical description: Brass, one coil, with garland and ball. Mouthpiece receiver sheath and four ferrules of equal length (114.5mm). Distal bow soldered to garland; two soldered stays connecting mouthpiece receiver sheath and fourth ferrule; first yard soldered into a shallow channel in the ball.; Nominal pitch: E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built in E? but now playable in E? at A?=|440|Hz.;
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After 1904, probably mid-20th century - Maker:
Henry Potter & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell "HENRY POTTER & CO.. / MAKERS / 36. WEST ST. / CHARING + ROAD / LONDON".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from plane of bell to bow proximal 657; bell 126.; Sounding length: 1894.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.55; at 997mm from bell end, c|11.8; at c|262mm from bell end, 16.7; at 15.9mm from bell end, 71.65.B|=|0.80.Bell cutoff |1400|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.15 - 11.55.