DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keys. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Instrument seems to be inspired by the Boehm system in using its R4 keys, but still a basic Müller type. Brass tube in thumb-hole. 16 keys, 5 rings.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring + vent.
L3: T + ring correspondence; E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for F₃/C♮₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; side trill key for throat G♯-A or C₆-D₆.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle; B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: shallow cups.
Mouthpiece missing. |