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Bass tuba (low B-flat)
Bass tuba with an upright bell, made entirely of brass with nickel-silver valve touches. It has three rotary valves with clock-spring mechanism and mechanical linkages. It has on water-key and there is a leather strap attached to the instrument. Nominal pitch: 18-foot B-flat.
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1880–1930 - Maker:
Romeo Orsi [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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Milan (Timezone: Europe/Rome) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped: Ditta premiatae privilegiata fabrica di Instrumenti musicale sportazione Mondiale
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 915mm; Bell diameter: 410mm