DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, and bell. Curved speaker with chimney on the front of the instrument. 3 rings on upper section with vents just beneath L1 and L2. German silver tube in thumb-hole. Additional L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. Alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. C sharp mechanism. 14 keys, 5 rings, and 4 black rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T + ring; throat A♮ ; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring.
L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; additional lever for G♯₃/E♭₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill; alternative C♯₄/G♯₅ touchpiece.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F₅,
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: modern.
Bell rim loose, keywork corroded, damaged thumb-rest. Mouthpiece missing.
Repair History: Some soldering. |