DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with silver plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one-piece body, bell. Tuneable barrel with screw. Straight speaker. Long tailed throat A♭ key indicates that the instrument was made for the British market. Barret action. Articulated C♯₄/G♯₅ opened by L4 and L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅, closed by R1 ring. Plate on R2 to avoid finger spacing. Boehm keys for R4 and L4. 16 keys, 4 rings, 1 plate, 2 ebonite rollers on R4.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T + ring; throat A♭.
L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅.
R1: T + ring; Barret action (F₄/C₆; E♭₄/B♭₅); side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: Plate.
R3: Plate (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross 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: modern.
Mouthpiece missing.
Usable pitch: A₄ = 439 Hz. |