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HAWKES & Son hand horn conversion with F and Eb crooks
£495.00
MAKER: HAWKES & Son
A hand horn converted from a Hawkes & Son
piston horn whose valves had worn
out beyond affordable repair.
Serial number: 10450
Year of manufacture: pre-1895
Stamped on the outer bell throat:
PETRIE & SON
AGENTS
CAPETOWN
and on the bell garland:
R A BAND
PTH 1
2 crooks: F, vintage, possibly Boosey, silver plated;
Eb, modern, lacquered yellow brass.
A useful optional extra is available for £95:
a John Webb small coupler in very good condition;
this gives E and D in combination with the F and Eb crooks.
It can be seen in photos 2 and 4.
• The internal taper of the horn's receiver and
that of the coupler is compatible with
Paxman crooks from 1982-the 1990s,
and
Webb-Halstead crooks and couplers, 1988-2014.
This is a useful, inexpensive 'starter' hand
horn. Its appearance is quite startling: what looks
like tarnish is almost impossible to polish off; it is a
very hard, glossy brown 'patina' that acts almost
like a baked-on lacquer.
The photos can be viewed in greater detail
by opening and saving them.
Halstead Music acts as an agent only,
accepting no responsibility as a principal.
Red Dragon I.T. Ltd.