DescriptionOverall size: 438; bell 155.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.7 10.8 (tuning bit), 12.2 11.5 (instrument body).
Technical description: Copper with brass mounts, keys and garland.
Keyhead type: domed, for stuffed pads.
Inscribed on garland "J. Macdonald FECIT Edinburgh 1825".
Playing accessories: With tuning bit.
D key touchpiece a replacement, 1984.
Usable pitch: Plays at c A4 = 440 Hz.
Purchased with, possibly formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with mouthpiece (633).
Specific literature references: Possibly to be identified with Edinburgh Society of Musicians 1894, item 26; G.S. (1958) No. 45; G.S. (1968) No. 379.
Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.126, instrument mis numbered as (159). |