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The Cyfarthfa Project: The Instruments of the Cyfarthfa Museum

 

12. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:

Traditional wood bound with black leather. Ivory or

 

bone hole linings. Brass receiver and garland and 4

 

keys. Flat round brass keys mounted in saddles.

16. FAULTS:

 One key mising. Crook missing. Tubes severed.

 

Final curve broken and fixed at wrong angle with

 

insulating tape.

 

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1. ACQUISITION NUMBER GIVEN BY MUSEUM:

 [M].68 (00003)

2. NAME OF INSTRUMENT:

 Natural Trumpet

3. NOMINAL PITCH:

 Probably F

9. OVERALL SIZE:

 430

11. BORE:

 Mouthpiece receiver 11.8

 

Bell diameter 127 and 128

 

Tuning slide 11.4

12. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:

 Brass. 2 coils. Tuning slide draws towards the player.

13. INSCRIPTIONS:

 Marks scratched on inner walls of tuning slide 'XIIIII'

 

 (both sides). Silver plate on tuning slide - 'F'.

16. FAULTS:

 Solder missing

18. GENERAL USAGE OF TYPE:

 This instrument may have been provided with more than one

 

tuning slide for playing in different keys.

 

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1. ACQUISITION NUMBER GIVEN BY MUSEUM:

 CCM/B4 (00010)

2. NAME OF INSTRUMENT:

 Bass Trombone

3. NOMINAL PITCH:

 G

4. MAKER:

 Anon.

 


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