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rare basset horn extension

Author: Arnold the basset hornist
Date: 2005-04-04 10:19

Hello,

I have a picture of a basset horn in mind, but I can't remember (or find) where I've seen it.
It's an old basset horn (low c), which neither was curved, had a book nor a long lower joint.
Instead of the book there was a "loop" at the end of the lower joint, and at the end of this loop there was the bell mounted.
Also I remember, there was written, this type of basset extension is the only one instrument known.

Can anyone help me?
In which museum is this Instrument?
Is there a picture in the internet avaliable?
Any more informations on this instrument? (When buildt? Who many keys? Avaliable basset tones, e.g. no c#3, d3, eb3?)

Thanks in advance,

Arnold (the basset hornist)

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Re: rare basset horn extension

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-04-04 16:57

Hi Arnold, long-time, no posts !. Rendall, plate 5 shows some "variants", the "Eisenmenger" rectangular is shown in "2500 winds", in Munich, I believe, will have to look at the pics I made. Will also look in Al Rice's " Cl-in-Class.-Period", he prob at least speaks of yours. Luck, Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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Re: rare basset horn extension

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-04-04 19:39

Arnold -

You might find it at http://jerselmer.free.fr/clarib/claribole.html, which is unreliable for scholarly matters but has lots of great photos of old instruments.

Lots of photos of newer instruments are at http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~can86470/gallery/gallery.htm, which is in Japanese. You just click on each link for the photos.

Ken Shaw

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Re: rare basset horn extension

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-04-04 22:40

TKS, well done again, Ken, glad to get those fine pics back in my fav places. A should be able to match up his [recalls] with that good groupings. Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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Re: rare basset horn extension

Author: Arnold the basset hornist
Date: 2005-04-05 07:30

Yes, and thanks a lot,

it was the bass clarinet 'hb_cur3 at claribole.html' "cdb mayrhofer 1760" which I remembered when reading an article on the "clarinetti d'amore in low D" of the Mannheim Orchestra, especially when reading the historical quotation "looked like half a clarinet and half a hunting horn" and I ask myself "why hunting horn and not french horn?"!

Thanks again,

Arnold (the basset hornist)

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