InstrumentCoach horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeLate 19th Century |
DescriptionOverall size: length 987; bell 103.
Technical description: Straight; copper with fixed mouthpiece of german silver; external diameter 23.3; semi-flat rim contour; maximum bite curvature c 1.0; cup diameter 14.2; conical cup shape; cup depth 12; maximum throat curvature c 16; bore minimum diameter 4.1. There is 220mm of german silver tubing below the mouthpiece.
No inscriptions.
Bell rim folded over bellpipe.
Usable pitch: Plays c 40 cents above A₄ = 440 Hz. |
NotesArnold Myers; L. Haigh 1.10.85; R. Parks 02.12.95, 26.1.91. |
Measurementslength 987; bell 103. |
ProvenanceGift of Mrs B. Swales. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number0572 |