Date Made
Probably 19th century |
Description
Technical description: Adjustable, calibrated from D♯₄ to G₅. Mahogany body. Graduated plunger with ink on paper semitone calibrations G₅ to D♯₄.
Overall size: 362 (closed).
Sounding length: 0 to 68 (G5) to 241 (D#4) to 272.
Bore: Rectangular cross section, width 17; depth 21.
Probably made in England. No inscriptions.
Repair History: Mouthpiece tip broken off and roof of windway missing. |
Notes
Raymond Parks, 07.10.95; Arnold Myers, 11.9.95. |
Measurements
362 (closed). |
Provenance
Possibly to be identified with the `tuning pipe, boxwood mouth and mahogany' purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from H.T. Thompson, 30 Derby Street, Nottingham, July 1927 for £1/1/0. ; Government Allocation to the University, 1991. |
Collection
MIMEd ; C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection |
Accession Number
1076 |