Description3 valves.
Technical description: Brass; ligature tuning slide at mouthpipe; fitting for music card holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom sprung; alignment by key on piston. Repair History: The section of tubing just after valves has been crudely repaired by binding with copper wire and soldering.
Overall size: 677; bell 165.
Sounding length: minimum 1362.
Bore: mouthpipe at mouthpiece receiver (minimum bore) 9.4; centre of valve cluster at c 151mm from mouthpiece receiver, v.t.s. bore (1,2,3) 10.1; at 681mm from bell end, c 15.0; at c 449mm from bell end, 21.1. B = 0.55.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 9.8 - 9.4.
Inscribed on bell "HENRY DISTIN / LONDON / 9 GT. NEWPORT ST."; on side of valve casings "3", "2", "1".
Minor details missing: knobs from mouthpipe ferrule, and 1st and 2nd v.t.s.?, clamp screws for ligature tuning slide and music card holder. 1st and 3rd tuning-slide stuck. |