"Sudrophone By François Sudre"
Baritone sudrophone by François SUDRE made in Paris circa 1892.Conical brass body, three Périnet valves and on the bell a device unique to this instrument: a disengageable system fitted with a silk membrane to obtain a mirliton sound effect.
Signed on a nickel silver shield on the bell.
Total height: 866 mm
Diameter of the bell: 160 mm
This instrument is part of a family ranging from soprano to double bass, invented by François SUDRE (1844 - 1912) and patented in 1892 (N ° 219518). The sound is close to that of the saxhorn.
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