L'Olifant Maury JJ Rodolphe
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Special Features
- Natural_horn
- Historically_informed
- Deep_funnel
- Maury_collection
- Requires_adaptor
Reference Notes
Functional reconstruction of the JJ Rodolphe mouthpiece, copied from a historical original in the Claude Maury collection. Deep funnel geometry (not a bowl cup) produces the darker, woodier timbre of the 18th-century natural horn. 17mm diameter. Requires a medium or large leadpipe adaptor to seat in modern instruments. Used by natural horn specialist Isaac Shieh. Particularly suited to cor basse pyrotechnics of the early 19th century where hand-stopping produces resonant, well-pitched notes. Use these measurements as a comparison starting point: fit and response still depend on the player, dental structure, instrument receiver, and each manufacturer's measuring method.