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That thing must be a nightmare to tune 💀

I need the piccolo horn but its $500...

It is NOT a Piccolo. It's a Soprano Horn. And it is NOT a Trumpet. Educate yourselves please. A Trumpet had a sepcific definition and so does an F Horn. The various types of Trumpets use different bores and mouthpiece sizes. ALL F Horns use a common bore and mouthpiece size regardless if it is Bass/Contra-Alto or Soprano. Piccolo is one octave higher than Soprano so don't call it a Piccolo. That's like calling a Tenor Trombone a Soprano Trombone.

What mouthpiece do you use for this french horn?

In addition to lengthening the main and F slides (the tubes have a mark to know how much), you also need to extend each of the normal valves (1, 2 and 3) to match the longer A/E horn. The advantage is, you can play a piece in E as it's written, without any transposing (except that written C sounds E, of course). Or, you can remove the "H" piece, and insert the F slide completely, then also insert all the other slides (1, 2 and 3), and you get a horn in B/F#. So you can read E parts as if they were written in Eb (much easier). In this case, a C will sound F#. Note that, although we have the horn in A/Bb/B, we never actually "hear" in that tone, we still hear the pitches in E/F/F#. It's bringing back a bit of the crooks of the natural horn to modern playing. Many professionals and teachers in the XIX century, actually advocated for having the valves to complete the chromatic scale, but not replace the crooks system. One of the arguments in favor was that certain transpositions (like E and B) become awkward in an F horn and cumbersome to read. And while that's true, the practicality of not having crooks won.

It's not a Piccolo Horn. We need to call it what it is...a Bb Soprano Horn. Piccolo is one octave higher and half the size. And no it is not a Trumpet wound up like an F Horn. The reason why it doesn't sound "practical" is because you're not muffling the bell properly.

The third valve Bb crook needs to be updated it will help intonation.

Not "craspy", but Kruspe :) Sorry, but this is a German name. Very nice and informative video tho!

is the horn standing in Bb or F?

That thing is a total chick magnet

Bravo Robert 👋👋👋

Late to the party, but that Horn has a very nice tone. Very cool that it was made in America.

That's got a nice tone. I'm not much of a fan of descant and triple horns (I do understand their purpose). But this one does have a nice sound.

Just what I was looking for. Great overview.

Sir, which one produces a brighter and louder sound between the 103 the Englebert. And which one is easier to play in the higher register

You: first 3 notes Me: nope Might sound great to French ears, or British ears of the late 19th/early 20th Centuries, but that sounds very much like a marching mellophone to me. 😀

Nah it’s in the key of j

Just rotate it to make ikke less awkward to play

So cute! Did you put it in the dryer? 😂😂

This was my first horn that I used all through university. The main issue was that the change valve tended to stick and needed constant maintenance.

Rob. Is it easier to play than alex 103? Less resistance of blow?

The water in my horn turns into “whine” 😂

I have this horn and the conn 6d

From the title you look like Vsauce

No instrument is a toy! Remember that!

That was the "notification sound" that the postman played in the main square of the ancient towns of Europe.

Nice to hear - but Your instrument is not a posthorn - its a hunting horn in "B". Posthorn are different, in Germany in "E"s or "F". If You are really interested, try to receive "Das große Buch vom Posthorn" by Albert Hiller. There You can read more about tecnic, history and You can get a lot of posthorn-musik in Europe, from Austria, Switzerland an even Norway and Russia.

God, I would love to get one of those horns. I love the way the pistons are angled, and I’m a big fan of the good old single F.

Showcases descant horn with stop valve Doesn't use stop valve Doesn't use descant side..... Can you make a video with those two things demoed?

Can it use a trombone mouthpiece?

You play very well and so you know a lot about the instrument, I think. I am a trumpet player wanting to fill in a missing horn in the orchestra from time to time so I thought a plastic Thomann Hornett could be easier to transport and perhaps it's more fragile, less durable and not always repairable but still, is the sound good please??? Thx in advance for answer.

What's the range man

I have what Conn called a "French horn alto" made in 1924 that is like this. During the same time period, Conn also made a similar model they actually called a mellophone. I got this instrument very inexpensively but it lacked a mouthpiece, so I've been using a FH mouthpiece which, as the video indicates, doesn't fit tightly. I bought an adapter, but I found this makes the FH mouthpiece fit my Conn 14-C alto horn. However, I just won a mellophonium from eBay having its original mouthpiece, so I'm hoping this mouthpiece will also fit the FH alto so I don't need to buy another adapter.

Это мини валторна.

Ultimatrky, its the sound. not the technical prowess. How does it sound?

WHY DID YOU STOP POSTING

Looking to buy one of these I found really discounted in the 2nd hand market. Can someone please help me understand if it sits in F naturally (Bb when pressed) or otherwise? Also, if it's Bb in open, then is it possible to change this over or it's permanently fixed? thanks so much.

Ur holding it wrong it makes the sound awful

I have one, and I agree.

I'm kind of curious how the horn stays in tune when adding or removing tubing. How have they resolved the issue of the length of valve slides? I assume you have to push those slides in when playing in F# or B and pull way out when playing in Eb or A?

That's cool

It's been three years, can you talk more about the project now?

I don't know how you could play that and not laugh, or even smile! I know I did. :) Still, I love these "what would happen if..." musical instruments. Good job.

Omg I love it!! I love all horns though, so

'm Coming from central Europe Alex 103 being the only known orchestral horn.

2:15 Is that the Lucien Thevet study where he explicitly marks a measure to be played with the ascendant valve pressed? (sorry I don't know where mine are anymore 😅)

The legendary Hollywood 8D.

2:52 Plays Do Re Mi from the Sound of music

The Alto Horn sonata can also be played on an Alto Sax.

I love the thumbnail mr levine