French horn. Nominal pitch: F / E♭.
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InstrumentValve horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerE.A. Couturier Co. |
Place MadeUnited States of America ; North America ; Laporte |
DescriptionTechnical description: Lacquered brass; French bell rim. Unusual bore profile without the normal near-cylindrical central part. With fitting for music card-holder. Valve type: 3 Périnet valves, bottom-sprung, alignment by key on piston. |
NotesA. Myers, 21.6.14 (measurements), 13.12.14 (description). |
Measurementsfrom plane of bell to far bow 460; corpus diameter c 340; bell 303. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number6216 |