CALL FOR AVAILABILITY
• Inventory changes daily and this item may be out of stock
• Contact us for availability | tel: 301-946-8808
• Please allow for additional delivery time due to COVID 19
About the Yamaha YHR-881 Custom Bb/F Alto Descant French HornCustom "Descant" horn features light responsive action.
This custom "Descant" horn features light responsive action.
Features
- Hand-lapped rotary valves and slides - Rotary valves and slides that have been hand-lapped are airtight and have smooth action.
- Articulated key levers - Articulated key levers have responsive motion.
- Hammered and annealed bell - Hammering and annealing are processes so important to the instrument's acoustic characteristics that Yamaha employs computer-controlled equipment to ensure consistently superior sound. Hammering enables bells to have a rich, resonant tone that blends beautifully with other instruments. Annealing is a cooling and heating process that makes it easier to control the acoustics of the instrument.
- Phosphor bronze rotors - Rotors made of phosphor bronze resist corrosion.
- Cyclical bore - A cyclical bore is a perfectly cylindrical tubing assembly in combination with a conical leadpipe and bell system. This allows for consistent air flow throughout the horn.
- Tapered valves - Tapered valves wear for a long time without air leakage.
- Secure note centers
- Accurate pitch
- Even response
- Tonal clarity and flexibility - The tonal clarity and flexibility of the YHR-881 makes it ideal for baroque music, chamber music, and orchestral music because it overcomes the low-range difficulties typical of descant horns by additionally serving as a single Bb horn. The YHR-882 improves on this feature even further by adding the F natural valve to give more body to the tone in the low register.
- Long rotor valve - The innovative thumb valve configuration on the YHR-881 replaces linked valves, thereby reducing friction, promoting faster response, producing exquisite sound, and improving hand comfort.
- Excellent sound in all registers - The combination of the secure high register, strong projection, and quick attack of the Bb horn with the rich, warm timbre of the F horn make the double horn ideal for most playing situations.
Specifications
- Level: Custom Descant
- Key: Bb/ F Alto
- Style: Descant
- Bore: 0.472"
- Bell Diameter: 12 1/8"
- Bell Throat: Medium small / Medium large
- Leadpipe Material: Gold Brass
- Body/ Bell Material: Yellow Brass
- Bell Type: Fixed
- Finish: Unlacquered
- Mouthpiece: 32C4
- Rotors: (5) Hollow Phosphor Bronze
- Rotor Casing: Nickel Silver
- Lever Action: Mechanical
- Water Key: Yes
- Patented "Dual Plane" 4th rotor; F natural 5th valve
Manufacturer: Yamaha
Model: YHR-881
Warranty: See manufacturer website for details
SKU: I034341-N-0
UPC: 086792502892