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The list of horn makers spans all time, and not all still exist. Andreas Jungwirth [1] Atkinson Brass and Company [2] Briz Horn Company; Buescher Band Instrument Company;
Adams Musical Instruments, a Dutch manufacturer of percussion instruments that recently started making brass instruments; Alexander Musical Instruments, a 7th generation family-owned manufacturer of traditional European baritones and Tubas as well as other brass (est. 1782).
Some horns built from extra parts or reconfigured bear an X on the serial number on the second valve casing, others had a digit added to the original serial number. In some cases, the same serial number exists on another horn. [8] After WWII, Bach was similarly creative in the first years with manpower and material shortages.
The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day (French) horn (differentiated by its lack of valves). Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the natural horn evolved as a separation from the trumpet by widening the bell and lengthening the tubes. [ 1 ]
The vuvuzela / v uː v uː ˈ z ɛ l ə / is a horn, with an inexpensive injection-moulded plastic shell about 65 centimetres (2 ft) long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭ 3 [2] (the first B♭ below middle C). [3] Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation.
The company was founded by Ferdinand August "Gus" Buescher (born Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio 26 April 1861; died Elkhart, Indiana 29 November 1937). [2] He accompanied his family to Goshen, Indiana and then to Elkhart in 1875.
The Martinshorn contains several reeds, each of which having its own horn. [2] The instrument was created in imitation of the saxhorn . [ 3 ] The horn can be confused with the shawm , as they are both referred to by the name "Schalmei"; the origins of the similar naming is unknown.
The P-series horns have longer bells and a heavier manifold than the M-series. [3] The name of the horn is a P followed by the bells that face forward, followed by R if any are reversed, and then the numbers of the reversed bells; a P12345 is a true five-chime horn with all bells facing forward, while P135R24 has bells 2 and 4 reversed. [9]