How high can I expect to play on a single F French horn?
[2009-01-13 00:27:58]

Q: Five years after my French horn was stolen I finally saved up enough to get a cheap single F horn. Normally on the double horn you don't go above third-space C on the F side, but given the fact that many beginning and intermediate players use single

A: Hi K,
The range should remain the same. The problem is not getting high enough it is hitting the right note while your up there. If your worried about that you might consider getting a single Bb instead, but really if you could hit a C above

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What does a stop valve do on a single Bb french horn?
[2010-06-26 19:36:35]
Holton silver double French horn

I have had this single Bb horn for 3 years and it has a fourth valve on it called a stop valve. What does it do?!


I am not too great on the physics of this but on the single F horn you can "stop" the sound by putting your hand in the bell and playing 1/2 step down. It is marked "+" for stopping and sounds like a bright mute.
That doesn't

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How high can I expect to play on a single F French horn?

Normally on the double horn you don’t go above third-space C on the F side, but given the fact that many beginning and intermediate players use single horns: how high should I realistically expect to go without getting totally squirrely after... If your worried about that you might consider getting a single Bb instead, but really if you could hit a C above the staff on a double you can hit it on a single F. It will take you awhile to get the chops back to play those high notes. Five years after my French horn was stolen I finally saved up enough to get a cheap single F horn....

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King Single French Horn Question?
[2008-02-20 18:05:09]
Gary

I have a King single french horn that I'm trying to find the production year on. The engraving on the actual horn says "Cleveland - King Musical Instruments - Eastlake, Ohio - 0000951". It also has a possible "PD 92" underneath of


http://www.hnwhite.com/Serial%20Numbers. htm
If that is the right company it would appear your horn was made between 1893 and 1899

http://www.conn-selmer.com/content/resou rces/serialno.php#King
that could also help you, it

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I have a single French horn, not in the key of F. How do i find out what key it is, and find music for it?
[2009-08-05 21:09:59]
Danny G



Like the other guy said, play a C and use a tuner or keyboard. Whatever note comes out is the key of the horn. However if it is an old horn, it may have settled a bit, and be a quarter tone or even half step off from its original key, esp if...

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