Double Horn in F / B-flat

Eduard Kruspe

1904–19 · Brass, nickel-silver · Musical Instruments

The double horn was developed in cooperation with the horn player Friedrich Gumbert and the manufacturer Kruspe in 1897. The displayed instrument is the version with two independent windways for F and B-flat and has the modifications suggested in 1904 by the horn player Anton Horner, who introduced the double horn in the United States: a very wide bell with wired rim and string linkage of the valve action. This instrument represents the modern orchestral horn as used in most contries today.

Artist

Eduard Kruspe

Date

1904–19

Medium

Brass, nickel-silver

Culture

German

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Susan M. Greenberg Gift, in honor of Edward J. Greenberg, 2002