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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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2EUPHONION, in B♭. With seven pistons and moveable funnel-shaped bell. By A. Sax, 1854. The six pistons are independent, and produce the same successions as described for the barytone preceding. The seventh piston, worked by the thumb of the left hand, is, in its normal position, down, and when raised it lowers the pitch of the instrument by two tones and a half. It can be used in conjunction with any one of the others, and is intended to produce the same results as are obtained by means of the fourth valve upon modern instruments.
3Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
5408.
6BOMBARDON, in E♭. With six pistons and moveable funnel-shaped bell. By A. Sax. 1854. The principle involved is as described above. The instrument is engraved "Nouveau Saxhorn Contrebass en E♭. Adolphe Saxe. Facteur. Breveté." Plate VIII., fig. C.
7Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
9409.
10FLÜGEL HORN, in B♭. With three descending and one ascending valve. The ascending valve cuts off tubing equal to a rise in pitch of one tone; the other three valves descend by a tone, semitone, and tone and a half respectively. This was the old model used in the French infantry, and made by Adolphe Sax in 1854. Length 19 inches.
11Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
13410.
14TRUMPET. With six pistons. By Gustav Besson, 1855. This instrument is constructed upon the six-piston system invented by Adolphe Sax.
15Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
17411.
18EUPHONION. With six pistons. By Gustav Besson, 1855.
19Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
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