Holton H281 Farkas Series Detachable Bell Double Horn

The Holton H281 Farkas Series Detachable Bell Double Horn offers amazing performance for the advanced player. The H281 series features a .468-inch bore combined with a large throat hand hammered detachable bronze bell with solid brass bow and branches that produces a darker sound. The H281 also features solid nickel silver inner and outer slides and a water key on the leadpipe. Capable of a wide range of dynamics, it can be played loud without a brassy edge to the sound. The Holton H281 Farkas Series Detachable Bell Double Horn includes a deluxe case and Farkas MDC mouthpiece and is available in lacquer (H281) finish.

All Holton French Horns, including the single and double models, feature valve rotors that are tapered. This is so that as the valve wears, it automatically seats itself. This includes the bearing surfaces axles on each end of the valve and the bearing plates. All of our French Horn bells are made with overlapped seams. This is much more durable than one made with a butt seam. It also produces a better tone and timbre. This is one of the outstanding characteristics on which Holton French Horns developed its reputation. We feature four different sizes of bell throats, small, medium, large, and extra large. All are hand hammered with a 12 ¼” diameter except for the student's French Horns which are 10”.

The Farkas wrap is similar in some ways to the other wraps, however is recognized by its independent tuning system which is found on all Holton Farkas and Merker models. This allows a player to tune the Bb-side of the Horn separate from the F-side of the Horn or visa/versa.

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