Welcome to Halstead Music
WE SELL FRENCH HORNS

and also American, Czech, English, German, Italian, Japanese and Viennese horns! plus horn-related accessories and CDs

99% of horns sold by HALSTEAD MUSIC are personally tried and tested by Tony Halstead

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Most of our sales are 2nd-hand  horns;  however we currently have three superb NEW HORNS in stock and immediately available: two by JOHANNES FINKE and one by TOM FISHER.  

Our stock of ‘collectors’ or 'vintage' horns (late 19th / early 20th century) is probably the largest and the most reasonably priced in the UK.

We act as agents for customers who wish to sell 2nd-hand  instruments; we charge a reasonable, flexible commission rate for this service.  

 If you have a French horn you wish to sell, please phone or e-mail us; however, we reserve the right to reject poor-quality instruments.

 Our policy regarding the much-discussed topic of ‘restoration/ repair/ conservation’ is:  “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”  After 54 years of professional playing, Tony Halstead is convinced that a small amount of internal surface ‘patina’ in the cylindrical sections of a brass instrument is actually desirable, giving reassuring acoustic feedback to the embouchure.  However, if valves are sticking, we carry out a very mild, non-abrasive cleaning process in the area of the valve-block only.

Tony himself performs small adjustments, ‘tweaks’ and minor repairs, and specialist craftsmen carry out more complex repair work.