Antique Musical Instruments/French Horn

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Question
I have a Royal Single French Horn with Rotary Valves.

Do you have any information on it?

Thanks
Chuck

Answer
Metropolitan Music Company, 224 Fourth Ave.NY , sold these Royal instruments.


I've thought about your response, "This information is available to anyone who can do a google search.  I found out the same information.  I was disappointed that the expert information was limited to a simple Google search.  I was expecting a little more"

I'm not sure what information you found on Google, but I suspect it may have been my WEB site, http://www.horn-u-copia.net  I put the information I know on that site, so it might make sense that it would be similar.

I could have said that with the limited contact I have had with Royal instruments, I have found them to be imports made in the Czech Republic of marginal quality.  

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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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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net

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B.S. Ed, M.S.

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