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Vocal horn
The vocal horn was an instrument pitched in C that was designed to perform vocal sheet music (songsheets, piano music) without transposition. This allowed to combine the growing amateur interest in brass playing with the popular ballad repertoire. It was also known as "Ballad Horn," the registered tradename of Boosey & Co., or "Concert Horn." It is a slightly smaller single horn made entirely of brass with three finger-slide valves, patented by George Samson in 1862. The valve buttons are of nickel-silver and one is missing. Nominal pitch: C.
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1862–6 - Maker:
Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: SOLD BY / HENRY KEAT / & SONS / MATTHIAS RD / STOKE NEWINGTON GNN / London / [mirror monogram RRCCo] / Prize Medal (gothic script) / 1862 / Patent (gothic script) / RUDALL ROSE CARTE & CO. / 20 / CHARING CROSS / LONDON / No. 1097|Stamped on mechanisms: 1 2 3
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- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Corpus diameter: 290mm; Bell diameter: 170mm; Sounding length: 2480mm