Arco
Menu

Model

Holton H179 Farkas

Professional F/B-flat double horn

The Holton H179 is the flagship professional Farkas-model full double horn in F/B-flat (reversible to B-flat/F). It has all nickel-silver construction, a 0.468-inch bore, a large-throat 12.25-inch hand-hammered nickel-silver bell, tapered rotors, and string linkage. Designed for the 'big horn' artist, it produces a rich, dark sound and is one of the most popular professional double horns in the United States.

Sources

Category

  • French Horns

    French horns, descant horns, Wagner tubas, horn makers, and orchestral horn model families.

Made by

  • Frank Holton & Co.

    Frank Holton & Co. (Holton) is an American brass instrument maker founded by trombonist Frank Holton in Chicago in 1898 and based in Elkhorn, Wisconsin from 1918. One of the world's largest makers of French horns, it developed its Farkas horn line in the late 1950s in partnership with Chicago Symphony principal horn Philip Farkas. Holton is now a brand of Conn-Selmer.

Represents

  • Frank Holton & Co.

    Frank Holton & Co. (Holton) is an American brass instrument maker founded by trombonist Frank Holton in Chicago in 1898 and based in Elkhorn, Wisconsin from 1918. One of the world's largest makers of French horns, it developed its Farkas horn line in the late 1950s in partnership with Chicago Symphony principal horn Philip Farkas. Holton is now a brand of Conn-Selmer.

Live listings on Reverb

via Reverb