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BAUER 19th century Austro-Bohemian natural horn
£650.00
An interesting natural horn / hand horn by the Prague
maker EDUARD JOHANN BAUER, who also worked in
Vienna.
Dating from the mid-19th century, this is probably the
'bass horn' that is mentioned on page 22 of 'THE
NEWLANGWILL INDEX' (see photo #4).
The horn certainly excels in its mid-to-low range.
Its two crooks, for F and Eb, are in good but not 'excellent'
condition; the horn body is in 'much used' condition, bearing
evidence of some repairs: patches and a few cracks (sealed by
solder or clear lacquer) in the rather fragile brass of the bell
flare. The wide tuning slide is similar to that of the much-copied
Prague horn maker Franz Stöhr's horn described in the Fitzpatrick
book on page 146.
A free-blowing and full-sounding horn, it seems appropriate for
2nd/4th playing, although its delicate condition needs sensitive and
careful handling; ideally it needs more crooks, for D and C basso
in particular, in order as to realise its full potential. Hence its
general condition and limited crook range are reflected in its very
inexpensive price.
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accepting no responsibility as a principal.
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