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HOLTON 180
£2,150.00
Designed by Philip Farkas, the legendary former 1st horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the HOLTON H-180 is a generalised Kruspe copy, similar but not identical to a Conn 8D.
It has a more compact shape, an independent Bb tuning slide and a much easier high register than an 8D.
It is a superb horn with a mellow, open, resonant character and an excellent, liquid legato. Its characteristic 'default sound' has a medium-dark, ringing tone colour, with brilliant overtones and excellent projection.
Specifications:
Key: F/Bb
Pitch: A=440-442
Alloy: lacquered yellow brass, nickel silver tuning slides.
Rotor compression: very good
Water key: conventional type, on the leadpipe.
Case: original Holton, quite heavy and
very protective.
This horn plays beautifully and has a very
comfortable, compact left hand position.
'Price comparison': A new Holton H-180 currently costs (best discount prices): £5,440 from Trevor Jones, Bristol, and £4,697 from Alan Gregory, Manchester. Our 2nd hand price is less than 43% of the average of those prices.
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