| It is a C instrument that actually plays one tone higher than the Bb baritone/euphonium/tenor trombone.
Like the Boosey & Co. bass Ballad horn, this instrument has a smaller bell than the original 1855-1856 Courtois Koenig horns, but all three instruments belong to the flugle family, and are not hybrid instruments build of parts that are interchangeable with such instruemnts as the Horn, cornet, trumpet, Eb tenor horn.
Note the width of the bell throat throughout, and the manner in which it resembles the bells of such instruments as saxhorns. It is this particular feature that defines what constitues a flugle instrument, along with a deep parabolic or V-cup mouthpiece.
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