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Ophicleide
Ophicleide made entirely of brass in a U-shaped conical tube with a flared upright bell. It has eleven flat, round-cover keys mounted in brass saddles. The detachable crook is of copper-rich alloy and the mouthpiece is missing.
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Goodison, James [Person] - Collection:
Saffron Walden Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Engraved on bell garland: J. GOODISON / MAKER / 7. Sherrard St. Golden Sq.e / LONDON.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
- Measurements:Height: 1080mm; Bell diameter: 204mm; Sounding length: 2476mm