Flügelhorn (valve bugle) in B-flat

Johann David Christian Loeschhorn German

1849–55

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Prussian cornets were invented in 1833 by adding valves to Prussian signal horns with a conical bell. Leschhorn’s instrument represents the newer type, with rotary valves (instead of Berlin valves) and a slightly tapering bell. Prussian cornets, popular in northern Germany, were later replaced by fluegel horns.

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Title: Flügelhorn (valve bugle) in B-flat
Maker: Johann David Christian Loeschhorn (German, active Cassel 1849–1893)
Date: 1849–55
Geography: Cassel, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
Dimensions: Height: 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)
Diameter (Of bell): 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2203
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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