Engelbert Schmid Natural Horn-US Price List

Ideal for historically informed performances of music from Haydn through Robert Schumann, and especially the Mozart concertos, which were written for the Linz hornist Ignaz Leitgeb, this horn was designed to produce the characteristic hand horn sound while correcting the acoustical shortcomings of the original. Technically a cor d'orchestre, it uses terminal crooks and can be played in all keys and tuned from A=443 to A=415. The bell diameter is 11" (28cm). The cylindrical bore is .441" (11.2mm). The garland on the bell is standard, as is the smoked patina.

We offer this instrument as a complete kit, including: corpus, hand-hammered bell, all crooks from C alto, through C basso, 1 step coupler, two tuning slides to cover the entire range, and a hard case.

$11,250

Individual components are also available separately.

Follow this link to Andrew Clark's website to hear him play this horn.

In addition to the hand horn Schmid also makes a Corno da caccia, a Baroque corno, and a 19th century Cor Solo with removable valve section. Download the Schmid Natural Horn Catalog  for more information and contact us for pricing and delivery.

To order a horn please call or email us.  More information is available on our Custom Horn Purchasing page. Delivery of new orders is normally in six months or less. Prices are accurate as of March 14, 2008 and are guaranteed.