Mute: french horn,

Henry Keat

Instrument

Mute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Henry Keat

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; London ; England

Date Made

Circa 1900

Description

Technical description: Brass, cork ring to seal insertion; inner truncated cone opening to free air at narrowest point; outer chamber of flaring bore profile; three brass spacers (cross-section 3.7 × 3.7) between narrow end of outer tube and wide end of inner tube. The dome reflects sound, allowing standing waves within the instrument. The internal cone leads to a small opening at the centre of the dome from which sound radiates. Repair History: The three spacers and the cork ring a replacement. Overall size: length to rim 197.5, length overall 228; external diameter of outer tube 34 (minimum), 137 (maximum). Bore: Internal diameter of inner tube 25 (maximum), 12.8 (minimum). Inscribed "HY. KEAT & SONS / 105 & 103 MATTHIAS RD. / LONDON N / THE / ZEPHYR" / decoration / "RE-EC-CO-NE-MU-TE" / decoration / "RD. NO. 142757" / decoration / "LONDON MADE / H. K & S" / decoration.

Notes

A. Myers.

Measurements

length to rim 197.5, length overall 228; external diameter of outer tube 34 (minimum), 137 (maximum).

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2298