This French Horn is a copy of a vintage Alexander 103, very similar to a Boosey & Hawkes 'Imperial',  made in the Hans Hoyer factory.

'Gerhard Schneider' is a stencil name only.  The bell throat is engraved  ‘sponsored by Boosey & Hawkes, made in Germany

Type:  F / Bb full double

Bell throat profile: medium/large

Alloy: silver-plated brass

Water key: conventional type, on the leadpipe.

Case: original, in reasonable condition.

This is a good example of this robustly-made Alexander 103 copy with a central / cylindrical bore of

11.9 mm, which is smaller than the current Alexander bore of 12.1 mm.

The silver plate is in good general condition apart from a worn area inside the bell flare.  

Although slightly on the heavy side, (2.62 kg) it has a more compact shape than some modern 'Intermediate' horns

such as the Yamaha 567 or the Holton 378.

It has quite a comfortable left hand position, but would suit a player with larger hands. 

It has recently had a full service by a Yamaha approved repairer and is ready to play. The valve/rotors have good compression throughout.

Very importantly, the horn plays with a really lovely tone over the whole range, especially on the Bb side.

This is a lovely instrument that would be perfect as an upgrade from a student instrument to an almost pro-level large/medium bore horn.