DescriptionTechnical description: Stained boxwood, 4 sections; brass key; 3 narrow brass ferrules; wooden cap; oval embouchure-hole.
Keymount type: ring.
Keyhead type: flat square, chamfered.
Repair History: The ferrules, attached by pins, appear to be a later addition to restrict or inhibit cracking.
Overall size: 556 mm
Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 488 mm
Bore: conical
Stamped "2 / C. GEROCK / LONDON".
Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - A⁶ (sounding E⁴ to B⁶); speaks easily throughout range.
Usable pitch: sounding A⁴ c 430 Hz. |