RCS · 315

Cornopean.

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Description

Technical description: Brass with brass garland, ferrules, shank/crook receiver sheath, finger-hook, and valve top caps; german silver touchpieces. Valves in V-formation; 3rd valve tuning-slide directed forwards. With clapper key. Main tuning-slide proximal leg and 3rd valve tuning-slide with moving outers; main tuning-slide distal leg and 1st and 2nd valve tuning-slides with moving inners. No fitting for music-card holder.; Nominal pitch: B♭ etc.; Type or system: Clapper key. Valve type: 3 Stölzel valves, metal partitions; alignment by key on spring capsule and flat-sided stem. Usable pitch: Probably built for use at circa A₄=|460|Hz.

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