DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass. With auxiliary main tuning-slide. The valve casings have a depth of 140mm to accommodate the spring mechanism (the casing depth is 125mm in the ordinary Clippertone model), the first bow and main tuning-slide bow are also wider to disguise the deep valve casings. With water-key and fitting for music-card holder., , , , , , , , , , , , , Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, the valve springs are expansion springs located at the lower end of the valve casing. Alignment by a screw through the side of the casing near the foot engaging with a slot in a downward extension of the piston which also rests on a washer attached to the bottom of the spring., Repair History: The main tuning-slide has been extended, and spacers have been added to the valve tuning-slides, to lower the pitch to A₄= 440 Hz. The shank is a replacement from a different instrument. |