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Ceremonial trumpet.
Technical description: Brass, one coil, with garland and ball. Mouthpiece receiver sheath and four ferrules of equal approximately length (113.5mm). Distal bow soldered to garland; one soldered stay connecting mouthpiece receiver sheath and proximal bow; first yard soldered into a shallow channel in the ball.; Nominal pitch: E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|440|Hz.;
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After 1904, probably mid-20th century - Maker:
Potter, Henry [Person] - 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.. / PATTERN".
- 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 669; bell 126.; Sounding length: 2006.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|12mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.5; at 1003mm from bell end, c|11.8; at c|263mm from bell end, 16.7; at 15.0mm from bell end, 73.35.B|=|0.80.Bell cutoff |1400|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.8 - 11.5 over 12mm.