DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Tuneable barrel with a tuning-slide. Curved speaker with a chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed British throat A♭ key. R1 tone-hole through upper section tenon. Socket of lower section lined with german silver. 12 keys, 2 rings, 4 ebonite rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T; throat A♭.
L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: modern.
Needle spring of speaker key missing. Bell very loose. Mouthpiece missing.
Repair History: The barrel is a replacement. |