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Valved Ophicleide (Bombardon) in B-flat

Valved Ophicleide (Bombardon) in B-flat. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: Height: 33 3/4 in. (85.7 cm)
Diameter (Of bell): 8 1/8 in. (20.7cm). Maker: Franz Leibelt (Austrian, Rothan 1814-1856 Innsbruck). Date: 1855-60.
Rotary valves following the model of Ferdinand Hell (1844). Leibelt's instrument is a blend of valved ophecleide and bombardon, both which were designed in 1835. Later, this model fused with euphoniums, tubas, and "small basses.".
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Title: Valved Ophicleide (Bombardon) in B-flat
Caption: Valved Ophicleide (Bombardon) in B-flat. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: Height: 33 3/4 in. (85.7 cm) Diameter (Of bell): 8 1/8 in. (20.7cm). Maker: Franz Leibelt (Austrian, Rothan 1814-1856 Innsbruck). Date: 1855-60. Rotary valves following the model of Ferdinand Hell (1844). Leibelt's instrument is a blend of valved ophecleide and bombardon, both which were designed in 1835. Later, this model fused with euphoniums, tubas, and "small basses.".
Technique/material: BRASS
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Maker: Franz Leibelt (Austrian, Rothan 1814-1856 Innsbruck)
Credit: Album
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Image size: 4290 × 2860 px | 35.1 MB
Print size: 36.3 × 24.2 cm | 1689.0 × 1126.0 in (300 dpi)