Orchestral hand horn
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InstrumentNaturhorn/Horns/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Naturhorn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerUnknown |
Date MadeLate 18th Century |
DescriptionOverall size: perpendicular to bell 408; corpus diameter 285; bell diameter 242. Sounding length: segment lengths: proximal segment 1390; bell segment 835. Overall air column of crooks (2888a) 395, (2888b) 1280, (2888c) 1245. Bore: 55.5mm from bell end, 123; Bell wall angle at D=100mm, 22.6. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. of crooks (2888a) 7.4 at end, (2888b) 7.6 at end; external taper of crook (2888a) 11.2 11.9, (2888b) 12.2 11.8. Crook/coupler receiver taper of coupler (2888c) 12.2 11.4; external taper of coupler (2888c) 10.6 11.6 (not original). Crook/coupler receiver taper on body 12.2 11.6. Technical description: 2½ coils excluding crooks; angle between axis of mouthpipe / crook receiver and axis of bell 133; left handed; yellow brass. Metal construction: ovelapping joint between proximal and bell segments; bell longitudinally seamed with single gusset; plain garland, width 30. Terminally crooked; crook receiver reinforced with ferrule and flat stay. With 1 coil master crook (2888a) for high C, 3 coil master crook (2888b) for G, and 3 coil coupler (2888c) serving for D with master crook (2888b). No inscriptions. Lacks several couplers. Usable pitch: Plays 15 cents above A4 = 415 Hz, crooked in C, D or G. Coupler can be used with master crook (2888a) to play in F at A4 = 440 Hz. Performance characteristics: Plays freely to 16th natural note. Associated with horn (2887) as a matched mirror pair. |
NotesP. Lewis, 20.12.96; R. Parks, 06.04.91, 13.6.92, 10.2.96; L. Whitehead 13.4.91. |
Measurementsperpendicular to bell 408; corpus diameter 285; bell diameter 242. |
ProvenanceLady Armitage, Kirklees Hall, Yorkshire. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2888 |