DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass. Ligature screw on main tuning-slide. Valve type: 4 Périnet valves. Repair History: Patched.
Overall size: 618; bell 273.
Sounding length: minimum 2575.
Bore: mouthpipe at c 20mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 11.8; centre of 3 valve cluster at c 300mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 14.5; centre of 4th valve c 428mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (4) 15.25; m.t.s. at c 532mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 15.95; 1287mm from bell end, c 26.4; c 1053mm from bell end, 37.3. B = 0.43.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.2 - 11.8.
Inscribed on bell "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS" within banner / "1900" within double circle / "HORS CONCOURS / MEMBRE DU JURY / COUESNON & CIE. / 94. RUE D'ANGOULÈME / PARIS" / monogram AM within circle / further inscription indecipherable but beginning "CHURCH"; on side of valve casings "1", "2", "3" (but no inscription on 4th valve).
Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch. |