Post-horn. Nominal pitch: 3½-ft D.
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InstrumentPost horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeCirca 1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Glass. One-piece; with integral mouthpiece; no tuning facility. Mouthpiece external diameter 25.6mm; narrow round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.5mm; cup diameter 19.5mm; cuspoid cup shape; cup depth c 23mm; bore minimum diameter at c 25mm from proximal end, 3.7mm. No inscriptions. Usable pitch: Plays c 30 cents below A4 = 440 Hz. |
NotesArnold Myers; L.D. Haigh, 1985; R. Parks, 22.5.93, mouthpiece 2.12.95. |
MeasurementsLength 1090mm (including mouthpiece); bell 107mm. |
CollectionRendall Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1091 |