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Single horn, F

Single horn, F

Alternate name:French horn
Date: 1856-1880 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: 168
SignedStamped on bell, inside circle: MEDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / UNIVERSELLE / 1855
Stamped below madallion: ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88 Rue des Marais St Martin / Paris
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 4 5 6
Stamped on second valve casing: COURTOIS / PARIS / 168
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 340 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 11.1 mm (0.440 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum,DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pages 84-85.
Object number: 00479