English horn: Brief Description — VSL
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“Classification
Aerophone, double-reed instrument, woodwind instrument
Material
Wood (grenadilla, rosewood, cocus, vulcanite or boxwood)
Mouthpiece
Double-reed mouthpiece: two reeds lying close together (wider than on the oboe)
Tubing
Length 90–95 cm (incl. mouthpiece), conical
Bore
Narrow, inner diameter a little wider than the oboe’s
Keys
Conservatoire system (French system)
Bell
Pear-shaped (bulb bell)
Tuning
In F”