coach horn

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The coach horn was a long, straight, tapering copper horn with a slight flare, used by mail coach guards in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was similar to a post horn but longer and was used on the London-Oxford mail coach until 1914. The post horn, a brass instrument of cylindrical bore, produced a limited range of notes, primarily harmonics. The coach horn, along with the post horn, contributed to the development of the cornet with the addition of valves.12

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The coach horn, which was like a straight post horn, though longer, was made of copper and was of conical bore. It was used on the London–Oxford mail coach until 1914.
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The coach horn, which was like a straight post horn, though longer, was made of copper and was of conical bore. It was used on the London–Oxford mail coach until 1914.
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