Flugelhorn, oval, B-flat
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Kuhlohorn
Maker
Ernst David
Date1910 ca.
Place MadeBielefeld, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: ERNST DAVID / JNSTRUMENTENFABRIK / BIELEFELDMarkingsStamped on upper valve caps, inner cover plate, underside of touchpieces and horizontal clock-spring support bar: 4
DescriptionBrass, German silver, S-shaped first loop followed by oval bell, tuning slide at second bow, three rotary valves (1, ½, 1½), horseshoe stop, clock-spring return.
The Westphalian pastor Eduard Kuhlo (1822-1891) and his son Johannes Kuhlo (1856-1941) were instrumental in developing a brass ensemble called "Posaunenchor" to support congregational singing in protestant churches in Germany. Despite the name "Posaunenchor" (trombone choir), this ensemble was dominated by flugelhorns, alto and tenor horns, not trombones. Instruments of the flugelhorn family were considered to be particularly close to the sound of the human voice and therefore suited to support hymn singing. The Kuhlohorn, named after the pastors, was developed by Eduard and Johannes Kuhlo in collaboration with Ernst David (1864-ca. 1918), whose instruments are highly recommended in Johannes Kuhlo’s "Jubilate! Posaunenbuch" from 1910.
DimensionsHeight: 324 mm
Tube length: 1322 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 12 mm, 11.5 mm, 11.2–12 mm, 11.5 mm
Bell diameter: 150 mm
Published ReferencesSabine K. Klaus, “Kuhlohorn (oval flugelhorn) in B-flat by Ernst David” (NMM 6899), International Trumpet Guild Journal, vol. 40, no. 2 (January 2016), p. 41.
Sabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 3: Valves Evolve (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2017), pp. 179-182, 188, 304.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06899
On View
Not on view
1780 ca.
