Trompe de Lorraine, nominal pitch: 14-ft D
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Alternative TitleTrompe de Lorraine. ; hunting horn |
InstrumentTrompe de Lorraine |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerRaoux |
Place MadeFrance ; Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date MadeLate 19th Century |
DescriptionOverall size: 404; bell 150. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 7.2. Technical description: Brass, partly covered with brown leather. Two rings for sling. A full length (14 ft) trompe de chasse (hunting horn) with most of the tubing wound compactly around the bell. ... square cross section ... Inscribed on upper brass covering "75 / TROMPE DE LORRAINE"; on garland "Raoux Breveté s.g.d.g. 14, rue des Minimes. Paris". General literature references: The earlier and later models of the Trompe de Lorraine are described by Kenyon de Pascual (1993, 1994). Purchased with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (3874). |
NotesR. Parks, 5.6.99. |
Measurements404; bell 150. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3873 |