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Ricco Kühn W 293 French Horn
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Model notes
What to Know
The Ricco Kühn W 293 is a custom-built full double horn in F/Bb. It is made or assembled in Germany.
The W 293 is Kühn’s traditional Reißmann-model full double. W 293 Innovation and W 293 X are separately identified models; their specifications and prices should not be combined.
Bell: Detachable; Materials: Yellow brass; Linkage: Minibal standard; string available as an option; Finish options: Unlacquered raw brass, lacquered, or custom or special order.
Because this is a custom-built model, individual examples may not share a single fixed specification.
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Add a ReviewSpecs at a Glance
- Type
- Full double horn
- Key
- F/Bb
- Design family
- Proprietary
- Bell
- Detachable
- Materials
- Yellow brass
- Linkage
- Minibal standard; string available as an option
- Finish options
- Unlacquered raw brass, lacquered, or custom or special order
- Made / assembled in
- Germany
- Production type
- Custom-built
- Availability
- Made to order; used examples are rare
Configuration notes
- Exact specifications may vary by individual instrument or custom order.
- The 11.95 mm Bb / 12.05 mm F bore applies to Innovation specifications, not automatically to the standard W 293. A numerical bore for this standard W 293 has not been independently confirmed.
Sources for checked specifications
These sources support the fields named below; they do not verify every specification on this page.
- Linkage and bore · Checked : ricco-kuehn.de (1), ricco-kuehn.de (2)
Published new prices
- USD 12,195Ricco Kühn W 293 - Yellow Brass - Detachable Bell - Unlacquered FinishAs of
Prices vary by configuration and may exclude case, tax and shipping.