Kenneth G. Fiske Musuem
Hunting Horns, French Horns, Mellophones, and Helicons
Hunting Horns
B129 Natural (Bugle) Horn or “Halbmond” of German origin, late 18th century.
B84 Hunting horn, Vincent Bach Co., New York, ca. 1935. “Stradivarius” model 311 with integral mouthpiece.
B452 Horn in Bb, Fuerst-Pless horn, Germany, ca. 1960.
B453 Pocket Hunting horn, Germany, ca. 1965.
B454 Pocket Hunting Horn, B & S, Germany, ca. 1980.
B459 Horn in Bb, Fuerst-Pless horn with three rotary valves, Germany, ca. 1980.
French Horns
B139 French Horn in F attributed to Leopold Uhlmann, Vienna, ca. 1895. German-silver plating, Vienna valves.
B86 Natural Horn in D, Evette & Schaeffer, Paris, ca. 1900.
B290 French Horn in F, Richard Wunderlich, Chicago, ca. 1900. Three rotary valves.
B291 French Horn of Czech origin, ca. 1900. Three rotary valves.
B293 French Horn in F and Bb, Franz Carl Kruspe, Erfurt, ca. 1910. Rotary valves. Loan of Kim Rodriguez, Los Angeles, 1993.
B88 French Horn in F, Martin Band Instrument Co., Elkhart, ca. 1915. Rotary valves.
B87 Natural Horn in Bb of Czech origin, ca. 1930, serial no. 1057. Engraved: “Carl Fischer, Boston”.
B465 French Horn in F, Conn bell and mouthpipe and Reynolds valve section, ca. 1950.
Mellophones
B191 Mellophone of Czech origin, ca. 1890. Stamped: “Champion Silver Piston Valves, Chicago.”
B203 Mellophone, Frank Holton Co., Chicago, ca. 1910, serial no. 11088.
B96 Mellophone, Couesnon & Cie, Paris, 1928.
B272 Mellophone in C, H. N. White Co., Cleveland, 1946, serial no. 44446. Engraved: “Presented by/National Society/of/New England Women/1946”.
Helicons
B110 Bass helicon, Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1880. Three rotary valves.
B107 Alto helicon, attributed to Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory, Boston, ca. 1880. Three rotary valves.
B283 Bass helicon of French origin, 1880-1910. Three rotary valves, stamped with a lion and “JC” intertwined.
B105 Alto helicon, Harry B. Jay, Chicago, ca. 1915. Three rotary valves, engraved: “Columbia Patented”.
B101 Alto helicon, D. Rancillio, Milan, ca. 1930. Three rotary valves, engraved: “Appr. P. Codella, Waterburg, Conn.”
B102 Alto helicon in C, D. Rancillio, Milan, ca. 1930. Three rotary valves, engraved: “Appr. P. Codella, Waterburg, Conn.”
B104 Alto helicon, probably of Italian origin, ca. 1930, serial no. 2442. Three rotary valves.
B106 Tenor helicon, D. Rancillio, Milan, ca. 1930. Three rotary valves, engraved: “Appr. P. Codella, Waterburg, Conn.”
B109 Tenor helicon, D. Rancillio, Milan, ca. 1930. Three rotary valves, engraved: “Appr. P. Codella, Waterburg, Conn.”