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The new "L’Olifant" Model 1669 Wagner Tubas !
29/08/2026
Since November 2025, our workshop and the musicians of the Paris National Opera Orchestra have been collaborating to craft the "L’Olifant Model 1669 Wagner Tuba".
Following the creation of the prototype in February 2026 and its validation by the horn players of the Paris National Opera, four "L'Olifant" Model 1669 Wagner tubas have been crafted from sheet brass in our Paris workshop.
*Our L’Olifant Model 1669 Wagner tubas will be played by musicians from the Paris National Opera Orchestra at the Paris Opera from November 6 to November 22, 2026, during the "RING Festival 2026", where they will perform Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
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Following the creation of the prototype in February 2026 and its validation by the horn players of the Paris National Opera, four "L'Olifant" Model 1669 Wagner tubas have been crafted from sheet brass in our Paris workshop.
*Our L’Olifant Model 1669 Wagner tubas will be played by musicians from the Paris National Opera Orchestra at the Paris Opera from November 6 to November 22, 2026, during the "RING Festival 2026", where they will perform Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
Gottfried von Freiberg's historic mouthpiece
06/03/2026
"WH"
This replica mouthpiece is a typical Viennese model from the first half of the 20th century. It is inspired by the one used by Gottfried von Freiberg (1908–1962), the renowned principal horn of the Vienna Philharmonic and the first performer of Richard Strauss’s Second Concerto, though it is not an exact replica. The great depth of the bowl is suited to long instruments, such as Viennese horns in F, and contributes to a broader sound as well as a richer legato.
This mouthpiece has attracted a great deal of interest, not least at the Orchestre de Paris, where you will have the pleasure of hearing the richness that the ‘WH’ can bring.
*This mouthpiece can be used on both Viennese and modern horns.
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This replica mouthpiece is a typical Viennese model from the first half of the 20th century. It is inspired by the one used by Gottfried von Freiberg (1908–1962), the renowned principal horn of the Vienna Philharmonic and the first performer of Richard Strauss’s Second Concerto, though it is not an exact replica. The great depth of the bowl is suited to long instruments, such as Viennese horns in F, and contributes to a broader sound as well as a richer legato.
This mouthpiece has attracted a great deal of interest, not least at the Orchestre de Paris, where you will have the pleasure of hearing the richness that the ‘WH’ can bring.
*This mouthpiece can be used on both Viennese and modern horns.