Engelbert Schmid

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Engelbert Schmid is a classical musician and horn maker.

After playing with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic,^[1] solo-horn with the Munich Radio Orchestra for ten years, In 1980 Engelbert Schmid exhibited his Horns for the first time.

In 1990 he established his own workshop. As a Master Craftsman he personally trained his present instrument makers.

Engelbert Schmid horns are available in three different bell sizes: medium, wide and extra-wide. The sizes medium, wide and extra-wide differ only in the taper of the bell, so that with a screw bell horn it is possible to change from one size to another just by changing the bell. Four alloys (brass, goldbrass, nickel-silver and sterling silver) plus, when desired, a bell with a garland completes the choices and add to the range of sound variations.

References

↑ "Hugo Strasser gastiert im Amphitheater". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010.

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