Orchestral horn

Jacques Christophe Labbaye

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Instrument

Valve horn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Jacques Christophe Labbaye

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Western Europe ; Paris

Date Made

1857-1871

Description

Technical description: Orchestral horn with three Périnet valves mounted on distal arm of tuning-slide, which has been lengthened to bring instrument to low pitch. Shield-shaped bell stay plate is of late pattern. Metal construction: yellow brass; seamed bell segment with single gusset; bell garland, width 30; seamed intermediate segment, seamless mouthpipe, presumably a replacement. With French pattern F crook. Inscribed on bell garland "RAOUX RUE SERPENTE A PARIS / FOURNISSEUR DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR ET DE S.A. LE VICE-ROI-D'EGYPTE", on bell with poinçon "MAR"; inscribed on 2nd valve housing "HAWKES & SON / LONDON" / star / "9", and on valve stems, housings, and bottom caps "19", "20", "21". Tuning-slides are graduated Eb, F, G Ab, A. Valve type: Périnet valves by Hawkes and Son, London, with long stems because valves are mounted on tuning-slide. Sounding length: mouthpipe length 465mm; segment lengths, from distal end of ferrule after valves to bell segment 560mm; bell segment 926mm. Bore: mouthpipe 12.1; m.t.s. 10.8 - 11.5; v.t.s. (1,2,3) 11.5. Bell wall angle at D=100mm, 27.8°. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of crook 8.1 at end. Repair History: Stays probably replacement and coeval with valves. Bell patched. Usable pitch: Playable at A4 = 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: Playable up to 12th natural note with ease, but with characteristic stuffy F4. Purchased by lender with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (837).

Other Information

General usage of type: Orchestral use, mid 19th century to 1930s. Specific usage history: Owned and used by Dennis Brain; ex- Nettlefold Collection.

Notes

P. Lewis, 1987, 20.12.96; R. Parks, 26.01.91, 24.2.96.

Measurements

Corpus diameter 320mm; bell diameter 278mm.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0206

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