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Valve trombone.
Technical description: Silver-plated brass; long model with valve loop tubing directed backwards for better balance; Mainz bell rim; joint between sections with cylindrical tenon on valve section and ligature restraint on bell section. Main tuning-slide proximal end is a bore step with no corresponding step in outer diameter. Dummy tubing where actual windway passes through valve cluster. Cranked bell stay. With water-key and fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B?.; ; ; ; ; ;
- Date:
1871 - Maker:
F. Besson [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.233.2
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell above wreath "25" / two medals / "OF / HONOUR" / and within wreath monogram|FR / "F.|BESSON / BREVETÉE / 198|EUSTON ROAD / LONDON"; on 2nd valve casing "11" / ellipse containing "F BESSON" five-pointed star / "BREVETEE" / "12273"; on balusters "1", "2", "3".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.233.2
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: from front bow knob to bell bow, 1065; bell 180.; Sounding length: minimum 2612.; Bore: mouthpipe at c|35mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.3; main tuning-slide from 523mm to 1073mm from mouthpiece receiver, m.t.s. bores 11.6 - 11.95; valve cluster from 1338mm to 1424mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (3,2,1) 11.95; at c|359mm from bell end, 16.95; at 28mm from bell end, 91.5.B|=|0.71.Bell cutoff |1000|Hz.Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.8 - 11.1.