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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments recently exhibited at the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890 …, 1891
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1Sammlung at Vienna, and which formerly belonged to the band of the Emperor Maximilien I. at Insprück. Plate III., fig. I.
3Lent by the Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Brussels.
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7SOURDINE. This instrument resembles the specimen previously described in appearance, but is apparently a contra-bass. It is a reproduction of an instrument now in the Ambroser Sammlung at Vienna, and which belonged to the band of the Emperor Maximilien I. at Insprück.
9The successive opening of the keys and finger-holes produces the following series:—
11The length of the air-column is 74 inches, inclusive of crook and reed. The outside length of the instrument itself is 47½ inches. Plate III., fig. K.
13Lent by the Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Brussels.
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17CROMORNE. This instrument is played with a double reed, placed within a cap, and hence beyond the control of the player's lips. The lower end is turned vertically upwards and the bell is contracted at the mouth. There are six open finger-holes, and an additional hole for the little finger of the right hand, made double to accommodate right or left handed players. The pitch-note of the instrument is e'♭; but as the crook was not in proper order, the compass of the instrument could not be correctly ascertained. The bore was rather larger than that of the sourdine, and the tone harsher, and somewhat resembling that of the Highland pipes. The total length of the bore is 2 feet 1¾ inches; including the reed it is 2 feet 5½ inches; and including the cap it is 2 feet 7½ inches. The instrument is a facsimile of one in the Ambroser Sammlung at Vienna. Plate IV., fig. E.
19Lent by the Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Brussels.
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