Isn't that distinctive lever shape another indication that the horn comes from the workshops of Italy?
(And wouldn't it be a good reason for installing silver coins on the levers?)
-- Alan Cole, rank amateur
McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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At 10:17 AM 2/25/2005, you wrote:If I'm not mistaken, this looks like one those Italian made stencil horns imported for Carl Fischer. The 3rd valve wrap on the F side is a dead give away, in addition to the socket braces on the bell. These horns often have nickel plated mechanical levers, machined mouthpiece receivers, and VERY HEAVY bells. If you would like an affordable "Schmidt" style horn, then it seams to me to be priced about right. It certainly is not a genuine C.F. Schmidt.
Jim Becker, Senior Technician Osmun Music Repairing since 1977
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