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HENRY DISTiN,
MILITARY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURER,
To Her - ty’s Army and Navy, and the Honourable East India Company’s Service,
IRANBOJRNE STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON.
II. TXl. eg3 to kifortn the Commanding.Officers, Colonel^, Presidents of Band Committees, and Band Masters
in Her Majesty's Army and Navy, and the LL^nourahle East T*»dia Company, that he has received the most satisfactory
letters from every Itegiment he has had the honour of s. lying, among which maybe mentioned the following
(Cavalry):—2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Gnr. /rd Dragoon Guards, 7th Dragoon Guards, 6th Carabineers, 2nd
Dragoons, 4th Light Dragoons, 6th Dragoons, 7tn «*uct 8th IJi’"-‘nrs, 17th Lancers. (Infantry)2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 14th,
16th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 28th, 35th, 37th,88th,39th, 40tli,52nd, 54tli, 56th, 57th, 60th, 62nd, 83rd, 88th, 90th, 97th.
Rifle Brigade.—Indian Regi.. —3rd Madras Cavalry, 8th do.,’39th Madras Native Infantry,2nd Bengal Fusiliers, 13th
Bengal Native lma.if»*y,7th Bombay Native Infantry, 12th lo.,19th^b., 20th do., 18 Regiments of Militia, Yeomanry, &c.
H. Distin has also manufactured the Brass Instruments and Urums’ for the Band of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham,
and a complete set of Drums for the Noblemen and. Gent leu m formin'* ti\? teiumittee of Drury-lanr TAv?«ttb*e, presented
by tb^m to the Lessee. 3
H. D. begs strongly to recommend his newly-invented Patent "Brass Clarionet, for the use of Military Bands in Tropical
Climates. Price £10 10s. each, either in the Key of E flat or P rlat.
£ s. d.
No. 1. C htra Bass in E flat, 4 Cylinders ... 17 17 o
No. !'• xVewly-invented Fliigel Horn, Contra-
Bass in F or E flat 20 0 0
No. 2. Contra Bass, E flat, 3 Cylinders 15 15 o
No. 3. Bass Tuba, 4 Cylinders, C or B flat ... 14 14 0
No. 4. Bass Tuba, 3 Cylinders, C or B flat ... 12 12 C
No. 5. Alt Horn, or Baritone Tuba, in C or P
flat l o
No 6. Cylinder Tenor Trombone Tuba i*1 T:
or B flat, new ^ ’
No. 7- Military French Horn, bell forw?
new model in F, with crooks for E flat anu
D flat ' 14 14 0
No. 8. Ophicleide in C, same kind as used by
the celebrated Prospere ~ Is 15 0
No. 8*. Newly-invented 6-Keyed Cylinder
Ophecliede in C - . ... 15 15 0
No. 9. Distin’s New Cornet in B1 flat, with
crooks to G or F, and two sjlvejf-plated
mouth-pieces, case complete : n
Ditto, ditto, splendidly engraved and cliased :
case complete > ... . 9
CORNET"-, SILVER PLATED..
No. 9. Distin’s New Corne , in B flat, with
crooks to G or F, with two mouthpieces,
beautifully electro-plated, an.. Mted in n
patent case ’
Ditto, ditto, plated, splendidly cliased a..^
engraved with military t opines or otherwise
fitted in a patent case, lined with veh*: ^
complete with two mouthpieces :
Ditto, ditto, silver-plated with two gilt
mouthpieces, and gilt mounting, fitted in a
patent case, lined with velvet
CORNETS, IN SOLID SILVER.
No. 9 Distin’s New Cornet, made of solid
silver, with two Mouthpieces and acces¬
sories, splendidly chased am* engraved,
fitted in a handsome morocco case, lined
with silk velvet
Ditto, ditto, in other Models
No. 10. Distin’s Military Cornet. By this
arrangement the Cornet is made sm-iUor,
the springs being placed at the bottom of
the pistons, in B flat, with crooks down to
G or F, fitted in a strong case complete
(This Cornet is well adapted for Military
Bands, being more poi : e and ex¬
tremely easy in proaucii.g the high
notes.)
No. 11. Piccolo Soprano Cornet, for.leading
Brass Bands, in E flat, D, and D flat
No. 11a. Piccolo Cornet in C with Crooks to G
No. 12. Cornet, with one Cylinder Valve for
Middle Piston, with case
No. 13. Rotary Valve Cornet, with case
No. 13a. Distin’s newly-invented Fliigel Horn
Alto, 4 Rotary Cylinders, in B flat ... ...
Ditto, ditto, Tenor
12 la 0
12 12 0
35 0 0
30 0 0
8 8 0
TtJ7 0
8 8 0
7 7 0
9 9 0
12 12 0
13 13 0
No. 14. Distin’s Amateur Cornet in B flat,
crooks to G, with moveable Bell, case com¬
plete
No. 15. Soprano Chromatic Horn, in E flat,
with crooks for D and D flat, new model ...
No. 16. Alto Chromatic Horn, in B flat, with
crooks for A and A flat, takes the place of
the Cornet, new model
No. 17. Tenor Chromatic Horn, in E flat, 1)
fleje (they are also made in E, with crook for
}'■ flat), takes the place of the French Horn,
improved, With small pistons
No. 18. Baritone Chromatic Horn, in B flat,
with crook for A flat. This instrument is
sometimes called Alt-Horn; it takes the
place of the Tenor Trombone
No. 19. French Horn, with three pistons, 10
crooF« new model ...
h Horn, with two pistons, 10
w model
.tde Trombone, in B flat, with Ger-
silver tips to bottom of slides (the slide
tapered) , ■
1' to, ditto, bass in G
* Trombone, in B flat, with piston,
*e performer to take the different
positions
dUto, bass in G
*ana Chromatic Tuba, in E fl it,
is for D and D flat
•» Alto Chromatic Tuba, in B flat, with
c ks for A and A flat ...
No. 25. Trombone, with three pistons, B flat,
new model
No. 26. Tenor Chromatic Tuba, in E flat, D
flat, and C "‘hey are also made in F, with
crook for h flat and D flat)
No. 27: Trumpet, three cylinders, in F, with
crook wn to B flat, complete
No. 28. .'inder Bass Trombone
CLARIONETS, Box-wood, with 14 keys
Ditto, ditto, in Ebony or Cocoa-wood
CLARIONETS, with 14 keys, and mountings
of solid silver
BASSOONS, latest improved, with 13 brass
keys, and mountings
P*- with keys and mountings in
Ger.V
Die keys and mountings in
solid ease lined with silk velvet.
OBOE, ’• rosewood, latest improved,
with .Ivei keys and mountings,
fittc patent case
Dit- itto, with brass keys and mountings
FLUTES.—8-keyedcocoa Concert Flute, w ith
German silver keys and mountings, best
quality *
Ditto, ditto, seccAi.’. quality
Ditto, ditto, third quality
One set of Flutes, 4 brass keys (8 instruments)
£ s. d.
8 8 0
7 7 0
7 7 0
11 0 0
11 11 0
14 14 0
12 12 0
7 7 0
8 8 0
8 8 0
10 10 0
7 7 0
7 7 0
11 11 0
11 0 0
9 9 0
11 11 0
5 15 6
8 8 0
17 17^ 0
12 12 0
14 14 0
25 0 0
10 10 0
8 8 0
5 5 0
3 10 0
2 2 0
6 6 0