Several years back, I came across the Pelisson curved baritone, supposedly pitched in F. I just was browsing around today and found out that someone else did some more research on it -- and found an original catalog -- so we've got some new info:
1. It's in Eb. High pitch, baby!
2. A Bb bass version was also available, but I can't find pics.
3. They had their own name: Georgeophones. That amuses me on several levels, but if you do a websearch on "Georgeophone" you'll get a few hits.
4. They had George System keywork. This again amuses me.
5. The original guesstimate of 1900 is a tad late. 1878ish.
So, original blog entry, in French.
My blog entry, in transliterated English.
The original French entry also has some supporting documents that I've linked to, but didn't try to translate.
(Hey, I'm illiterate in several languages!)
Enjoy!
1. It's in Eb. High pitch, baby!
2. A Bb bass version was also available, but I can't find pics.
3. They had their own name: Georgeophones. That amuses me on several levels, but if you do a websearch on "Georgeophone" you'll get a few hits.
4. They had George System keywork. This again amuses me.
5. The original guesstimate of 1900 is a tad late. 1878ish.
So, original blog entry, in French.
My blog entry, in transliterated English.
The original French entry also has some supporting documents that I've linked to, but didn't try to translate.
(Hey, I'm illiterate in several languages!)
Enjoy!
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