Ed. Kruspe
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Ed. Kruspe is a brass instrument manufacturer located near Eisenach, Germany. It was founded in 1834 by Karl Kruspe and his two sons Eduard and Friedrich (Fritz) in Erfurt, Germany. [1] Ed.Kruspe is credited with building the first prototypes of the double horn in 1897. [2]
The double horn was conceived by Edmund Gumpert, third horn in Meiningen, and refined and patented around 1900 by Fritz Kruspe.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ed. Kruspe
- ^ The Invention of the Double Horn, John Ericson
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica
