Holton H188 Professional French Horn

Model H188 features mouthpipe, branch, and bell tapers of an all-new design. It offers the largest open-throated bell of any Holton French horn, giving it a full, sonorous sound with rich depth that maintains its core and tone at any volume. Players looking for a horn capable of great tonal volume need look no further. Designed to be very responsive and free-blowing with excellent tonal balance. Key of Bb/F double; .468 " bore; 12.25" solid nickel silver, extra-large-throated, hand-hammered bell with overlap seam; newly developed mouthpipe taper with .289 venturi; tapered, hand-lapped brass valve rotors with nickel silver casings; lightweight slides with nickel silver inside and outside and rolled bead rings.