DescriptionTechnical description: Silver-plated brass. With water-key on main tuning-slide; fitting for music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung; alignment by key on piston.
Serial number: 8134.
Overall size: 500; bell 202.
Sounding length: minimum 1965.
Bore: mouthpipe at c 30mm from mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 10.7; centre of valve cluster at c 207mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 11.7; m.t.s. at c 455mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 12.2; m.t.s. at c 573mm from mouthpiece receiver, tuning slide bore 13.3; 982mm from bell end, c 17.5; c 604mm from bell end, 24.7.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.5 10.2.
Inscribed on bell ".Class A. / 8134" / Salvation Army emblem / "MANUFACTURED / BY THE / SALVATION ARMY / INTERNATIONAL HEAD QUARTERS / 79 and 81 Fortess" (sic) "Road / London."; on valve top caps "5", "4", "6"; on sides of valve casings "4", "5" / monogram SA within wreath / "8134 / 4", "6".
Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch. |