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Founders Friedrich Kruspe, Karl Kruspe, Eduard Kruspe | ||
Ed. Kruspe was 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. It closed in 2011. Ed. Kruspe is credited with building the first prototypes of the double horn in 1897.
The double horn was conceived by Edmund Gumpert, third horn in Meiningen, and refined and patented around 1900 by Fritz Kruspe.
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