Single horn, F
Alternate name(s)
- French horn
Maker
Antoine Courtois
Date1856-1880 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.223
SignedStamped on bell, inside circle: MEDAILLE / DE / 1RE CLASSE / EXPOSITION / [UN]IVERSELLE / 1855Stamped below madallion: ANTOINE COURTOIS / Brevete / FACTEUR DU CONSERVATOIRE / NATIONAL / 88 Rue des Marais St Martin / Paris
MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: COURTOIS / PARIS / 223
Stamped on top and bottom caps, and valve casings, respectively: 10 11 12
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsCoil diameter: 345 mm
Bell diameter: 270 mm (distorted)
Bore (second valve slide): 11.2 mm (0.442 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. 532-533.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03224
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