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Herald trumpet.
Technical description: Brass, with garland and three-part ball; proximal yard passes through shallow channel in ball. shank receiver sheath and four ferrules all of equal length, 77mm. Tuning shank with ligature restraint. With three flat rings for banner on upper side of middle yard.; Nominal pitch: E?.; ; ; ; ; Usable pitch: Probably built for use at A?=|452.4|Hz.;
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1895-1933, probably circa 1910 - Maker:
Hawkes & Son [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 "HAWKES & SON / Denman Street / Piccadilly Circus / LONDON / 5005".
- 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 654; bell 124.; Sounding length: minimum 1965.; Bore: tuning shank at c|20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.3; shank at distal end, 11.3; shank receiver sheath at c|106mm from mouthpiece receiver, 11.3; at 983mm from bell end, c|11.3; at c|323mm from bell end, 16.25; at 22mm from bell end, 71.05.B|=|0.80.Bell cutoff |1100|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.8 - 11.3.