COLLECTION NAME:
MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh)
Record
Work Record ID:
0033700
ID Number:
1843
Title:
Cor anglais. Nominal pitch: F.
Title Notes:
Simple system.
Imprint:
Note that the instrument has a tuning-slide to enable the player to use the instrument at different pitches. However,it is only partially effective as changing the bore profile of the instrument has an adverse effect on the tone quality, the response of the instrument and also its intonation. Lent by L. Taylor.
Creator:
Moennig, O.
Date:
Circa 1900
Description:
Technical description: Rosewood with german silver keys and ferrules. The crook well is lined with german silver. In common with most German instruments of this period, most of the keys on this instrument are levers; the only axles are attached to the first octave key, to the rings and plates and to the R4 keys. The long L4 keys have the E♭-alt outside, the F-alt inside and the low|B below and between the other two. There is no connection between the low|C key and the right-hand touches or the brille mechanism. L0: @I{8; B♭-alt. L1: @I{PP. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{PL; C♯tr. L4: @I{G♯; E♭-alt; F-alt; low|B. R0: @I{sup (also ring). R1: @I{PL; B♭; C. R2: @I{R. R3: @I{PL; F. R4: @I{low|C; C♯; E♭.open standing forked F vent.
Measurement:
795 - a tuning slide extends this measurement by up to 2.5.
Measurement:
at narrowest point 5.90.Depth of crook well: 19.9.Diameter of crook well: 7.9.
Production Place:
Europe
Production Place:
Germany
Production Place:
Central Europe
Repository:
MIMEd
Repro Link ID:
0033700d
Repro File Type:
Derivative JPEG
Repro Title:
Cor anglais. Nominal pitch: F (O. Moennig) : TOP
Repro Creator Name:
Raymond Parks
Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
Repro Publication Status:
Full public access
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