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Good afternoon,
I play Adams E2 and B&H Imperial 1972...
I have ordered this Hawks and need some technical informations, history...
Thanks a lot and again congratulations for this wonderfull forum
Vincent
Vincent, It would be "Hawkes and Son", one of the predecessors to Boosey& Hawkes and Besson. A serial number list can be found here: http://www.horn-u-copia.net/serial/Hawkeslist.html.
You didn't say what the serial number is but the following might give you a sense of the age of your horn.
year number 1895 11177 1900 18020 1905 21993 1913 39782 1920 42159 1921 44368 1922 45069 1925 51635 1930 60626
More information about Hawkes and Son can be found at various locations. From today's Boosey & Hawkes website:
"Hawkes & Son was founded in 1865 by William Henry Hawkes. The company followed a rival course to Boosey & Company, concentrating on band and orchestral music publishing, but also diversifying into the manufacture of instruments, fittings and reeds. Over the next 60 years, the company continued to develop its publishing activities"
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I have one very similar ca. 1918, a 3&1 solid old euph.
Hawkes merged with Boosey in the 1930's.
Hard to believe their factory was in Piccadilly Circus in London.
Dennis
Thank you Doug!
I presume this is a high pitch...Is there a special "methode" for increase the tubing lengh? Or using diapason for each notes before ?Vincent
Mine was built in A440.
If yours is built in A452 or thereabouts, pulling slides may not get enough tubing in the game and it will need "surgical grafts".
Diapason is an interesting word to use here, doesn't really relate in English; Fingering won't fix it, it's not up to a B natural bugle.
Dennis