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Boosey & Co Brasswind: a Selection

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21290; pistons 11224 (4086) Ballad horn in 8-ft C (Distin & Co, 1869) with (4087) associated mouthpiece
23994 (533) French horn (Boosey & Co, 1879) with tuning-slide crooks for G, F, E, E-flat, D
31229; pistons 29258 (4200) C Contrabass, 3-valve compensating with patent valve bottom caps (Boosey & Co, 1885)
31451 (1556) Alto trombone in E-flat, Case's System (Boosey & Co, 1885)
39238 (1083) Drag horn in 4 1/2 -ft B-flat (Boosey & Co, 1890)
40049; pistons 35780 (909) B-flat cornet, 3-valve compensating with patent valve bottom caps (Boosey & Co, 1891)
48334; pistons 41461 (3348) Ballad horn in 8-ft C, 3-valve compensating (Boosey & Co, 1896) with (3349) associated mouthpiece and with crook for B-flat
51881; pistons 43807 (4070) Tenor horn in E-flat, double principle (Boosey & Co, 1898)
52880; pistons 44594 (601) B-flat cornet, double principle (Boosey & Co, 1898) with alternative shank for A
67039; pistons 53915 (4206) B-flat flugel horn, 3-valve compensating (Boosey & Co, 1904)
78131; pistons 62581 (843) Bach trumpet in 5-ft A (Boosey & Co, 1909) with (844) associated mouthpiece
81878; pistons 65178 (4130) Columbia model cornet in B-flat (Boosey & Co, 1911)
82501 (2527) Herald's trumpet in 6 1/2 -ft E-flat (Boosey & Co, 1911) with (2528) associated mouthpiece
90135; pistons 73240 (1872) Bombardon in E-flat, 4-valve compensating (Boosey & Co, 1915) with (1873) associated mouthpiece
103019; pistons 78949 (2704) Acme model cornet in B-flat.A (Boosey & Co, 1917-8)
115312; pistons 89574 (2513) Trumpet in 6-ft F / E-flat (Boosey & Co, 1922) with shank for F only
124515; pistons 95685 (532) French horn, military model, with D crook (Boosey & Co, 1926)
132777; pistons 104827 (881) Trumpet in B-flat.A (Boosey & Co, 1928-9) with alternative main tuning-slide for low pitch
136313; pistons 108215 (3696) Forcor in 6-ft F.E-flat (Boosey & Co, 1929)
141428 (2496) Tenor trombone in B-flat, Joseph Hutchison 1926 Patent (Boosey & Hawkes, 1932-3) with (2497) associated mouthpiece and alternative tuning-slide for low pitch
179070 (3255) Bass trombone in G + D (Boosey & Hawkes, 1951) with alternative valve tuning-slide for G + C
219816 (4250) Regent brand tenor trombone in B-flat, medium bore model (Boosey & Hawkes, 1956) with (4251) associated mouthpiece and with music card holder

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