Single horn, F, E-flat, high pitch / low pitch
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- French horn
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelReliable
Serial No.7961
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by foliate design: CARL FISCHER'S / RELIABLE / NEW / YORKMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 7 8 9
Engraved below signature: 7961
DescriptionBrass. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 300 mm
Bell diameter: 290 mm
Bore (second valve slide): 11.7 mm (0.464 in)
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, pp. 536-537.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03226
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