Single horn, F
Alternate name(s)
- French horn
Maker
Antoine Courtois
Date1921-1947 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.160
SignedStamped on bell: MEDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855 / ANTOINE COURTOIS / Breveic / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88 Rue des Marais St Martin / ParisMarkingsEngraved around bell: Gaudet et Deslauries / Successeurs
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 340 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm
Height: 580 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pages 86-87.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00481
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Denis Antoine Courtois
1844-1856 ca.