L'Olifant Maury JJ Rodolphe

French HornIn Production
Precision Specifications
RIM DIAMETER17 mm
CUP DEPTHExtra Deep
THROAT ∅
BACKBORE
SHANKHistorical conical / adaptor required
CUP SHAPE
Rim Width
Rim Contour
Throat Drill #
Materialbrass
Finishraw brass
Weight
ClassicalOrchestral

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1 — Free-blowingRestrictive — 10
Rim Comfort
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1 — UncomfortableVery comfortable — 10
Brightness
5
1 — Dark & warmBright & piercing — 10

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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.

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