French Horn in F
Catalogue number: 9.3
Original name: French horn in F.
Maker: Boosey & Co.
Place of origin: London, c. 1919.
Serial number: 105940.
Technical description: Piston horn with crook. Brass body, 3 Périnet valves.
Inscription: On bell: “B&H [Lotone?] / REGISTERED” (repair patch covers rest of inscription); on bell rim: “Boosey & Co. [motif] Makers London / 105940”.
Cases, etc: Original leather case.
Faults: Corroded in places.
Illustration references: See below.
Usable pitch: Plays at a’ = 440 Hz.