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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments recently exhibited at the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890 …, 1891
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1the shape of the horn and with a downward bell; it differed little in its proportions from the ordinary tenor saxhorn; a slight deepening of the cup of the mouth-piece and the position of the bell somewhat modified the tone. The Koenig horn and tenor cor are both used in military bands in which French horns do not exist.
3Lent by Messrs. Boosey and Co.
5432.
7CORNOPHONE, in F, with alternative slide for E♭. By Besson and Co. The instrument is virtually an improved tenor saxhorn, but as the proportions of the bore are different, and the taper is much greater, the tone-quality more nearly resembles that of the French horn. The mouthpiece is a deep cone, almost exactly like that of the horn.
9These instruments are constructed of various sizes, so as to form a complete family; and certain of them have been lately employed by M. Lamoureux, in his orchestra at Paris, in place of tubas, for the performance of portions of Wagner's "Walküre."
11Lent by Messrs. Besson and Co.
13433.
15BARYTONE SAXHORN or ALTHORN, in B♭. By Boosey and Co. With three compensating pistons.
17Lent by Messrs. Boosey and Co.
19434.
21EUPHONION, in C. Four compensating pistons; engraved and electro-plated. The euphonion in C is commonly used in the
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