Hunting horn, nominal pitch: 12-in C

Henry Keat and Sons

Instrument

Hunting horn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Henry Keat and Sons

Place Made

London; United Kingdom; England; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1960

Description

Overall size: 258; bell 55. Technical description: Straight; copper with wire insert in the bell rim and cornet-type fixed mouthpiece of silver-plated brass (external diameter 25.3; round rim contour; maximum bite curvature 1.75; cup diameter 16.0; deep intermediate, almost conical, cup shape with smoothly blended throat; cup depth 16; bore minimum diameter 4.3). Inscription: on bell "MADE IN ENGLAND". Usable pitch: Plays C5 90 cents above A₄ = 440 Hz. Purchased by previous owner with (2345), three hunting horns at different stages of manufacture.

Notes

Arnold Myers; L.Haigh 1.10.85; R.Parks 02.12.95, 5.1.91.

Measurements

258; bell 55.

Provenance

Ian Hay.; on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2346