Posthorn, nominal pitch: 3½-ft D
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Alternative TitlePosthorn. |
InstrumentPost horn/Horns/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Post horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeProbably 19th century |
DescriptionCircular post horn made of brass. 2 and one-third circular coils. Bound with leather thong c.2.2mm diameter over c.150mm of body where the hand would be placed. Leather binding probably original. No inscriptions. Purchased by lender and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (4453). |
NotesR. Parks 15.1.05. |
MeasurementsPerpendicular to bell 174mm; corpus diameter c.135mm; bell 99 - 101mm. Sounding length: overall aircolumn length 1044. |
Provenanceex- Ernst Buser collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4452 |