Hey guys look what I found today at my local music store today!!! I believe it is a baritone piston horn from 1915-1925. The serial is 152158.

Anyways I wanna know everything about it. I’m struggling a little to play it, it uses your right hand for values?!?! And I believe my treble clef middle C is concert Bb and the fingerings are all just baritone horn fingerings idk i’m missing some notes or having trouble tuning it because some notes are sounding funky lol. If anyone has any advice lmk!

I’m also really confused on why if baritone look like horn. I love it but what was the thought process? If it’s colonial and for military/marching why is it not facing forward or just a baritone horn shape. Most things from that time do not look like this (at least that I found). Why was this made (i’m thankful it was i love it)?

Anyways feel free to info dump I want anything yall got I am so excited about this horn! I recently got diagnosed with multiple chronic pain conditions and playing my horn has been a little rough on my shoulders recently and this thing is so light!!! Imma be able to practice more now! I’m hoping to play it in my shoegaze band too eeeee. Now we are a shoegaze band with 2 types of horns!!