Natural horn in trumpet form. Nominal pitch: 13-ft E♭.

Couesnon

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Alternative Title

Cor Trompette.

Instrument

Naturhorn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Couesnon

Place Made

France ; Europe ; Paris ; Western Europe

Date Made

1929

Description

Overall size: Overall length 540, proximal coil to bell 520, height from bow 520; bell diameter 259. Sounding length: segment lengths: mouthpipe 160; intermediate segments 521, 896, 880, 924; bell pipe and spun bell together 816. Bore: mouthpipe 7.0. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 7.1 at end. Technical description: 4 coils; brass; ligature tuning at mouthpipe. Metal construction: mouthpipe, 5 intermediate segments, bellpipe and spun bell, overlapping joints except at bell (soldered butt joint); wired bell rim, no garland. Inscribed on bell "INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE" / monogram / "COUESNON & CIE / FOURNISSEURS DE L'ARMÉE / 94. RUE D'ANGOULEME / PARIS" and "29" in flower motif. Usable pitch: Plays 20 cents below A4 = 440 Hz, tuning slide extended 12mm, with mouthpiece (1891). Performance characteristics: Free blowing.

Notes

P. Lewis, 20.12.96; N. Parks, 1990; R. Parks, 26.1.91, 17.2.96; L. Whitehead 13.4.91.

Measurements

Overall length 540, proximal coil to bell 520, height from bow 520; bell diameter 259.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3090