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The Baby Valkyrie

tictactux

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...aka the German Eefer.

I stumbled over this baby here. No serials, no markings, no logos, nothing. Keywork is silver-plated, and the details suggest it's not just a cheapie.
Anyone seen something like that?


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Now that's just weird, but cool. Albert keyed?
Basically yes. It looks a bit like a 2nd generation Albert as it has crossed A/Ab keys and an aux Eb lever. The throat A touchpiece also closes one of the side keys.
 
On my Oehler, I have a touch piece just like the "auxiliary Eb" on that horn, but it is another way of sounding Bb/F natural. Don't know about the A key linkage, though...
 
However...

I have just pulled out my Oehler horn, and I can see where it could be ambiguous. I see all of that "nobby-looking" stuff down there, just below the F/C "key" (as opposed to touch piece) and I can see the different arrangement of the long keys on the lower joint up towards the top.

Ultimately, the test would be for someone to buy it and try it out themselves...
 
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