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Lehmänsarvi
Date: 1995 ca.
Place Made:Finland, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedWritten with branding iron at bell end: PL [ligature]
Markingsnone
DescriptionCow horn, naturally curved, integral mouthpiece, three fingerholes.
Similar instruments could be made of goat’s horn (pukinsarvi) or cow horn (lehmänsarvi). Characteristics of both varieties are the short curved form and wide-conical bore, determined by the natural material, and the finger-holes.
Similar instruments could be made of goat’s horn (pukinsarvi) or cow horn (lehmänsarvi). Characteristics of both varieties are the short curved form and wide-conical bore, determined by the natural material, and the finger-holes.
DimensionsHeight: 240 mm
Tube length: ca. 270 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 13–12 mm, 8.4 mm
Fingerhole positions (from receiver): 115 mm, 140 mm, 167 mm
Hole diameter (range): 7.2-9.3 mm
Bell diameter: 62–52 mm
Tube length: ca. 270 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 13–12 mm, 8.4 mm
Fingerhole positions (from receiver): 115 mm, 140 mm, 167 mm
Hole diameter (range): 7.2-9.3 mm
Bell diameter: 62–52 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from Heikki Moisio, Turku, Finland.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 54, 251.
Object number: 07294