Alexander 103 Double Horn Custom Model
Prices in USD, excl. CA sales tax
9250. horn alone
9750. with Marcus Bonna case
This is a special version of the Alexander 103 double horn with a handmade body and seamed bell flare. The sheet-brass body is hand-hammered to work-harden the metal, while the bell flare is seamed to produce a more even metal thickness. The flare is one ounce lighter and also slightly stronger than a standard spun bell flare.
Compared to the standard 103, this model has a slightly faster response and clearer tone,
Specs: Custom Model 103
Bb/F full double A=443
Bore 12.1 mm (0.480")
Bell 310 mm (12.2")
Hand-hammered body
Seamed bell flare
Medium brass bell and body
Detachable bell flare
Compact wrap
Six-port change valve
Stands in Bb or F
Minibal linkages
Leadpipe water key
Third Bb slide Amado water key
Adjustable finger hook (not shown)
Gold brass mouthpipe
Nickel receiver
Clear lacquer finish
Accessories
Alexander mouthpiece
Set of Meinlschmidt lubricants
Pencil holder
Leather guard
Available as instrument only or secured in a Marcus Bonna case.
Alexander 103
Who plays an Alexander 103?
by Jeffrey Agrell from Horn Insights
(December 2012)
Andrew Bain – Los Angeles Philharmonic
Radek Baborak – Berlin Philharmonic
Sue Baxendale – Scottish Opera
Timothy Brown – Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Jörg Brückner – Munich Philharmonic
Laurence Davies – Royal Philharmonic
Laurence Dengler – Bavarian State Opera
Stefan Dohr – Berlin Philharmonic
Vladimir Dubois – Opera de Paris
Michal Emanovsky – Seoul Symphony Orchestra
Luis Garcia – Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira
Ivo Gass – Munich Philharmonic
Juan Gomez – Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Ralf Götz – Gewandhausorchester
Leipzig
Volker Grewel – Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Stefan de Leval Jerzierski – Berlin Philharmonic
Mahir Kalmik – Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra
Jacob Keiding – Copenhagen Philharmonic
Jonathan Kuhns – Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Robert Langbein – Staatskapelle Dresden
Markus Maskuniitty – Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
Fergus McWilliam – Berlin Philharmonic
William Melton – Aachen Symphony Orchestra
Reinhold Möller – Bamberg Symphoniker
Chris Parkes – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Pelletier – Bowling Green University
Georg Schreckenberger – Berlin Philharmonic
Jennifer Sholtis – Texas A&M at Kingsville
Sue Shorland – Band of the RAF Regiment
Jochen Ubbelohde – Dresden Staatskapelle
Mark Vines – Hong Kong Philharmonic
Ondrei Vrabec – Czech Philharmonic
Klaus Wallendorf – Berlin Philharmonic
Sarah Willis – Berlin Philharmonic
Hans van der Zanden – Brussels Philharmonic
Andrej Zust – Berlin Philharmonic