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ENGELBERT SCHMID classical natural horn

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£6,975.00

 

 

 

 

 

MAKER:  ENGELBERT SCHMID


 

MODEL:  CLASSICAL NATURAL HORN 

with hand-hammered bell with nickel silver

'kranz' (garland) based on a 19th century hand

horn by IGNAZ LORENZ

(1827-1886, Linz, Austria).

 

This wonderful horn has very recently become available

for the simple reason that its owner, the legendary 

PIP EASTOP, has decided to retire from horn playing.

 

The horn's set of crooks comprises:

NINE terminal crooks: C alto; Bb alto; A; G (2 coils), F; 

 E;  Eb (2 coils); D (2 coils), and C basso.

Also included are: a large cylindrical 'coupler' giving Bb basso in combination with the C basso crook; and a smaller cylindrical coupler giving Eb in combination with the E crook, or D in combination with the Eb crook.

 

Finally, there is an alternative, longer tuning slide that gives a pitch of A430 for the lower crooks (Eb downwards) without having to pull out the slide to the point where, with the shorter slide fully extended, note-stability would be compromised.

 

 This superb horn is the actual instrument played by

 PIP EASTOP on his wonderful 'Hyperion' recording

of the Mozart Concertos and Horn Quintet.

 

PRICE COMPARISON: a brand new 'Lorenz' hand

horn from Engelbert Schmid, with this specification

including the 9 crooks, 2 couplers, extra slide and case,

would cost (nett) £8,500 GBP.  Factoring in the 'post-

Brexit' import charges ( duty & VAT), the total price

would be £10,812.

 

 

Our price for this unique 'piece of horn history' is

£6,975.

 

 

 

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ENGELBERT SCHMID classical natural horn