Alternative TitlePosthorn. |
InstrumentPost horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeCirca 1900 |
DescriptionBrass; 2¼ circular coils; ring for mouthpiece chain.
Repair History: Surface finish apparently sandblasted, or possibly etched and patinated.
Usable pitch: Plays at A4 = 440 Hz.
No inscriptions. |
NotesR. Parks, 15.1.05. |
MeasurementsPerpendicular to bell 228mm; corpus diameter c 180mm; bell 127 - 132mm.
Sounding length: overall aircolumn length 1342mm. Segment lengths: mouthpipe sheath 41mm; proximal segment 778mm; joint ferrule 17mm; bell segment 506mm. |
Provenanceex- Ernst Buser collection.; on loan to the Collection.; Purchased by lender with, probably formerly used with and possibly supplied by manufacturer with cornet mouthpiece (1084). |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number4451 |