Horn: Brief Description — Vienna Symphony Library

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“Classification
Aerophone, brass wind instrument

Material
Brass, gold brass, nickel silver

Mouthpiece
Funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Tubing
Length 3.7 m, coiled several times, predominantly conical, detachable F crook, length 105–120 cm

Bore
Narrow, inner diameter in cylindrical tubing approx. 10.8 mm

Valves
Three Vienna valves

Bell
Rim diameter 30.5 cm, widely flared and parabolically curved.”

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