DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Thumb-holed lined with brass. Shaped ivory thumb rest. All keys mounted in blocks, except G♯₃/E♭₅, which is mounted on a saddle. 14 keys, 2 brass rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T.
L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T.
R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: blocks and saddle.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Mouthpiece, barrel, missing. The B♮₃/F♯₅ key has been lost, and its tone-hole filled with cork. |