DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Alternative L4 F₄/C₆ key. Break throat B mechanism as in Albert's 1864 patent. End-pivoted F₃/C₅ key. Short, continental throat A key indicates that the instrument is not made for the British market. 14 keys.
L0: T; speaker + correspondence.
L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative side F₄/C₆.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T.
R3: T; cross B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars, Keyhead type: modern.
Condition: Mouthpiece missing.
Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London; from a small collection in Belgium.
Inscribed on barrel with star / "E. ALBERT" / star; on upper section with star / "E. ALBERT / BREVETE / A BRUXELLES" / star; on lower section and bell with star / "E. ALBERT / A BRUXELLES" / star. |