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French Horn
The French horn is a brass instrument made of 12 coiled feet of tubing. Sometimes called simply a horn, it is most commonly called a French horn.
342 Questions
What are slides on a french horn for?
Tunning. Push them in, and the horn gets more sharp. Pull them out, and the horn gets more flat.
How do you tighten french horn string?
On the underside of the valve, there should be a series of screws you can loosen and pull the string tighter. Just make sure when doing so that you check the top side of the valve underneath the cap to see that the alignment tick marks are aligned.
How many octaves does a double french horn have?
On my horn I am capable of nearly a 4 and a half octave range, from a low c up to a high f. Although, many people can go beyond those boundaries. So maybe like 5 octaves if you are absolutely amazing at horn.
What is a half valve murmur for a french horn?
When you are pressing the key/valve only halfway, and you get a muffled, and incorrect note.
Is a French horn in the category of a baritone horn?
No, they're entirely different. The French horn's range is more of an alto or even soprano. Baritones are pitched considerably lower... at least an octave, and generally more like an octave and a half.
Does french horns have buttons?
No, the French horn has no buttons. However, there are 4 valves; the 1st valve, the 2nd valve, the 3rd valve, and the thumb key.
What is the French horn finger positioning for a b flat scale?
Ok Hi I play the french horn so I know Just Follow these Easy steps and learn Keys Will be marked 1,2 and 3 from Top to bottom Ok here we Go! Remember to change your Embocure as you Go( Your Mouth position) B flat (KEY ONE) C (THUMB VALVE FOR DOUBLE HORN OR SINGLE, NONE) D (KEY ONE AND TWO TOGHTER) E ( KEY TWO) F( THUMB VALVE FOR DOUBLE HORN OR SINGLE, NONE) G (KEY ONE) A( KEY ONE AND TWO) B( HIGH B KEY ONE) Thats The Scale Pretty Much Hope I helped! Huck the Horn Player ok for b flat its 1, open, 1, 2, open, T12, T1, then you go down backwards
What is the difference between the F and B flat french horn?
when an instrument is in b flat (such as trumet tenor sax or french horn) it means that if a c tuned instrument is playing in c (such as a piano guitar banjo or most instruments) the french horn has to be transposed down two flats and 6 notes. But if it was in f it would have to be only one flat less and each note would have to be transposed as such.
What are rossetti french horns like?
They play at very low quality and have high resistance to play loud (which means dynamics are terrible on it) . A cheap Chinese instrument
Where do you apply cork grease on your french horn?
the French Horn is a brass instrument. When you put in together you simply put the mouthpiece in the neck and your done. Cork grease is used for wind instruments like the clarinet. when you put together a clarinet you put the mouthpiece into the neck, but the mouth piece is lined with cork so u also apply cork grease (hence the name, "cork" grease). But seeing as the French Horn has no cork you do NOT need cork grease.
What should you name your french horn?
well mines name is frenchy haha and my old one's names were belle (because of the large bell) and valerie (because of the valves) :]
Who played the french horn solo on Neil Young's After the Gold Rush?
No one. It wasn't a French Horn. It was a Flugelhorn.
A character in the series The Young Riders, whom James Hickok admired.
What material is the french horn made of?
It depends on the maker. Many use nickel or brass. Some use rose brass (different color and a slightly darker sound). Brass is a slightly darker sound than nickel. Yamaha makes their valves out of an alloy (combination) of metals. This combination is more reactive to the saliva of certain people, and this may cause the valves on Yamahas to stick for some people. For this reason, it is important that you properly maintain the horn or simply do not buy a Yamaha if you find that you have this reactive saliva.
How do you drain the spit from the french horn?
First, the "spit" is primarily condensation - the breath holds some water, which condenses inside the instrument in any number of places - and there is the problem. Basically, gravity is used to empty the water but one has to locate the water - it can be in any of the tubes on the horn. On a double horn, one can dump water in any of the valves out the third valve. To do this, turn the horn with the valves draining downward, while depressing the third valve on the Bb side - this will hold the water from going past that valve. Then dump the water in the third slide (don't lift that valve until the water is dumped from the other slides, and empty both the F and Bb third valves. Some horns have water keys and water keys can be added to horns with none. Amado water keys (small cylinders soldered above a hole drilled at the draining point) are inexpensive (ca. $12) and easy to install. Gravity is your friend.
