My philosophy when it comes to choosing an instrument is: "if something works, don’t change it too much". (Antonio Serrano)
The reed plates are assembled to the comb with screws instead of nails, allowing easy access to the reeds inside. This makes it much easier to clean, replace valves, or tune and change reeds, as well as making the instrument much more durable.
- Reed plates (material, thickness): Brass 1.05mm; screwed
- Reed plates (surface): brass
- Reeds (number, material): 48, brass
- Comb (material, color): pearwood, brown
- Comb (finish): double lacquered
- Mouthpiece (surface): brass, nickel-plated
- Cover plates: stainless steel; screwed
- Slide construction: straight
- Keys: C
- Type: chromatic
- Tuning: solo tuning
- Number of holes: 12
- Tonal range: 3 octaves
- Length: 15.5 cm / 6.1"