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Single horn, F, E-flat, D

Single horn, F, E-flat, D

Alternate name:French horn
Date: 1919 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: New Invention
Serial No: 168037
SignedEngraved on bell: MADE BY / C. G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART / -IND-
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve casing: patented

DescriptionSilver-plated brass, satin finish. Lacquered bell interior. Three, front-action, bottom-sprung, Périnet piston valves. Two additional main tuning slides for E-flat and D.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 320 mm
Bell diameter of bell: 305 mm
Primary bore: 11.6mm

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesMoege_Gary. "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection." DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985. (pp. 264-265)
Object number: 01097