SINGLE BB HORN
PLUS STOP VALVE
CHARACTERISTICS:
THIS INSTRUMENT IS LIGHTWEIGHT BUT PROJECTS AND SOUNDS NEARLY LIKE ITS FULL DOUBLE BROTHERS. USING THE ADDITIONAL F SLIDE TURNS IT INTO AN AUTONOMOUS SINGLE F HORN.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
| tuning | Bb | |
|---|---|---|
| bore | medium large | |
| bell diameter | 310 mm | |
| body diameter | 330 mm | |
| valve section | Meinlschmidt, Germany | |
| material | hand-hammered brass or gold brass, 0,4 mm | |
| special feature | B and F tuning slides are separately tunable | |
| 0ptions | – fixed bell, detachable bell | |
| – finish: lacquered, raw brass | ||
| – complete F slide set |
“Klaus Fehr’s single Bb horn meets all my expectations. The horn plays both spontaneously and simply. It is very stable in sound quality and intonation throughout all registers and all dynamics. The horn blends just as easily with large orchestras as in chamber music. In short, playing on this horn is cause for celebration. I have always valued the possibility of changing the colour of the sound in order to play with strings, brass, winds or simply to fit the character of the music. This horn offers that ability. Its tuning is fantastic and the balance between all registers is just perfect.”
Jasper de Waal
Principal Horn European Chamber Orchestra