Find Spot: Brudevaelte, Lynge Parish, Lynge Frederiksborg

Date of Find: 1797

Current Location: National Museum, Copenhagen, No. 8117

Condition: Complete

Musical Characteristics B-flat1, G-flat1, B-flat2, E-flat3, B-flat3, E-flat 4, G4 , B-flat4, D-flat 5, E-flat5, F5, G5

Description: Right-wound lur 1.92 m long overall. Tube yard 0.8 m long in 5 sections. Mouthpipe has 5 eyes which carry 5 pendants. Mouthpiece shallow trombone-type with flat rim. Bell yard 1,12m long divided into 5 sections,repair, possibly in ancient times. Bell disc 285 mm diameter with 8 large hemispherical bosses with 56 pips and treble concentric circles. 24 of these on rough circle around periphery of disc, 16 on circle around bell mouth and 16 in pairs between bosses.

Citations: Broholm, 1949, 15, Figure 15, pls. 5 & 6.