DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus; 2 sections; german silver key; 3 german silver ferrules; oval embouchure-hole; large R1 and R2 finger-holes; rough wooden plug in stopper-end.
Keymount type: ring. Keyhead type: saltspoon.
Overall size: 375 mm
Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 316 mm
Bore: conical
Stamped "BUTLER / HAYMARKET / LONDON / AND / DUBLIN".
Head cracked; tenon broken; lacks cap
Performance characteristics: [Original range D⁴ - B♭⁶ (sounding B♭⁴ - G♭⁷)]. Speaks only above F♯⁵ (sounding D⁶), due to crack.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ c 454 Hz; possibly intended to play at British Army Regulation pitch (1878), A⁴ 451.9 Hz. |