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Just a note to ask a couple of questions concerning a horn I have. It is a lefthanded, piston activated, FRENCH HORN,(not a Mellophone), made by YORK around 1942(I believe), serial # 128524.
Does it have a special name??
Is it rare??
If you like, I will send you some pictures of it.
All the best, Torben
Yes, I know the horn, and I agree 1942. Other makers also tried making French horns with piston valves, though generally earlier than this one. I don't think they ever really caught on. By this time, York had been sold to Carl Fischer, so their previous product line was changing.
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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.
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