DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood; 4 sections; silver keys; ivory mouthpiece, ferrules and studs (where not replaced by keymounts); 6 finger-holes, top one containing ebony plug, no thumb-hole; two-part wind-cap.
L0: B♭.
L1: T; `new' C.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: G♯.
R0:
R1: T.
R2: T.
R3: T; F.
R4: D♯; low C♯.
Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: flat octagonal, with round flat (open-standing) for low C♯.
Stamped on head section "BAINBRIDGE / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON" and by top key "NEW / C / Key / NEW / PATENT"; on lower section "PATENT" (partly obliterated by stud); on wind-cap "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / LONDON / PATENT"; stamped with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes, with key names by respective keys on body, and with "NEW C key" on head section.
Performance characteristics: Based on scale of E♭ (three-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds B♭⁴.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 447 Hz (c 25 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |