Name of Instrument: reed horn

Maker / Brand:

Stearns Catalog #: 0592

Country of Origin: Italy

Region of Origin: Europe

Instrument Category: Aerophone

Date of Fabrication:

Location: AER Q 4

Description: From the 1921 Stearns Catalogue: This horn has a long, bottle-shaped body with a slightly bent neck into which a brass single beating reed is secured. Apparently this is a modern adaptation of the tromba di zucca, both in material and form, but it leaves much to be desired.

Research: Prof. Albert A. Stanley