Trompe de chasse, D
Maker
Pierre Louis Gautrot
Date1860 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: Gautrot Breveté /
PARISMarkingsStamped on bell within oval cartouche: G [anchor] A
DescriptionBrass; French rim; seven coils; tube segments overlapping without ferrules.
Unusual mouthpiece with cast floral ornaments.
Typical, multiple-coiled, nineteenth-century French hunting horn. The firm Gautrot was founded in 1845 by Pierre Louis Gautrot. The trade names Gautrot-Marquet and Gautrot aîné were used from 1875 onwards. Specializing in cheaper-quality brass instruments, this firm could offer lower prices than any of their competitors. This is reflected in this plain, undecorated instrument. The only decorative element is the mouthpiece, which may be original, since the very small size of the receiver requires a special mouthpiece.
DimensionsHeight: 309 mm
Tube length: ca. 4590 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 7.4 mm, 7.0 mm
Bell diameter: 222 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1994 from André Bissonnet, Paris, France.
Published ReferencesSabine Katharina Klaus, Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 211, 264.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07075
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