Best Single French Horns
Mendini by Cecilio MFH-20 French Horn in the key of F is an excellent choice for the serious student. Lacquered yellow brass bell and body, .450" bore 12" bell, 3 solid rotors with mechanical linkage.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The person I bought this for is just learning to play and was so happy to receive it."
"Great horn for beginner students."
"Wonderful instrument at a great value!"
"So far really good."
"yes it did, and it came as expected Thank you."
"If I had it to do over, I would probably buy a used Yamaha or Conn, but if money is the concern, as it was for me too, it is an all right horn to get started on."
"The instrument arrived in bad conditions."
It is designed and built for rich and warm tone, smooth rotary response, and weight balance for easy to perform. Flawless Nickel Plated Finish.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My fourth grade son started the French horn this year, so we contracted with a local music store to rent his horn. This is what is called a "single" horn, which is exactly like the rental horn, and he loves the silver color."
"Simply beautiful."
This french horn is an excellent choice for student, beginner and teacher and music lovers. Brass gold lacquer single-row french horn.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Because I got more than I expected. The cost is not near enough money for an acceptable single horn, but the horn I received plays very well with a very reasonably good tone."
"love it, beautiful sound."
"The metal was thin and the sound was thin in comparison to a more expensive horn but acceptable. The horn has two negatives if considering for a beginning student. Because it is a B/B flat horn; music for it might not be readily available in band class where F horns are the standard And two, beginning student horns are built to take abuse."
"This instrument is an excellent bargain with a very good quality and price ratio."
"Nice student horn."
"I got it because I think the French Horn looks like classical music and I enjoy looking at it."
"Came with 2 part horn, mouth piece, gloves, case and cleaning cloth."
"I bought this because of price."
Best Double French Horns
Conn includes a case and 7BW mouthpiece with the 8D CONNstellation Double Horn. Bell: 12.25-inch.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great horn."
"This is a great horn for those who like the warm dark sounds of large orchestras, but if you want good intonation and security, get a different horn. It does deliver very dark tone, a reasonable intonation basis, and it gives the player the ability to play much louder without getting quite as crass as smaller horns. Not every horn player will notice this or care for this technical issue, but with the technique I am using, it is crucial to have perfect intonation centers on the horn. For a long-lasting, professional horn, I suggest custom horns made by Jacob Medlin, which is where I hope to purchase one of my next horns. These intonation centers are spot on and the custom horn is assured to deliver the ability to play with many colors while still maintaining integrity of the classical horn sound."
"Nothing major, just a soldering joint would come loose once every 4 years. The low register speaks clear and beautifully, the high register speaks really clear."
"I loved this horn for everything that I ever played on it - all the major solo works as well as the orchestral works sound as if they were made just for this horn."
"It's an excellent horn with great tone, but it's very very easy to sound brassy if played loudly."