Horns by Richard SeraphinoffMouthpiece Underparts for
Natural Horn
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Horns by Richard Seraphinoff
Modern-day
interest in the Natural Horn, for solo or ensemble performance, demands both
horns and mouthpieces of "original" design. Because of the very
long taper and narrow bore of the antique Natural Horn, the mouthpiece contour
must be an ideal match. Ordinary mouthpieces, though they may be very
efficient for the modern double, single Bb or triple horns, are NOT generally a good match
for the classic Natural Horn or Waldhorn.
I
supply several screw-rim mouthpiece underparts exclusively designed for Cor Alto
and Cor Basso. These are modeled on early 19th-Century examples as
described by Dauprat and other 19th-Century pedagogues:
Model NCA: for Cor Alto (crooks in F, E, Eb and higher), very deep, convex contour, #11 bore, without backbore. Available in Giardinelli-type threads and stem as requested. Underpart price $75
Model
NCB: for
Cor Basso (crooks in D, C, tief B, H etc.), very deep, convex contour, wide
vortex, #1 bore, without backbore. After W. DeMare, teacher of Wendell Hoss.
Available in Giardinelli-type threads and stem as requested. $75
Model
LGC:(Click
for photo) For Cor Alto or Cor Basso, from Lowell Greer’s Courtois original.
Ex-deep
convex contour, #11 bore, no backbore. Available
in Giardinelli-type threads and stem as requested. Underpart
price
$75 (Pic:Doug
Lundeen on LGC)
Model
LGR:
For Cor Alto, from Lowell Greer’s Raoux original.
Medium-deep convex cup, #7 bore, minimal expansion backbore. Available in Giardinelli-type
threads and stem as requested. Underpart price $75
Rims:
Any of the Natural Horn mouthpiece underparts will accept standard
Giardinelli-type screw-rims (.75” x 36TPI).
It is also possible to obtain the underparts in Lawson threads
(3/4” x 40TPI) or PHC on (very) special order. Courtois
or Raoux
rims, patterned from the original mouthpieces, are also available. ($45,
gold plate)