Conn 8DS Double French Horn with Screw Bell Option (Silver Plated)
The Conn CONNstellation 8DS double French horn is a model to suit every pro's needs. With nickel silver construction, it features a screw bell for easier transport. Features include keys of F/Bb, tapered rotors and bearings, fully mechanical change valve, adjustable levers, and a lacquer finish. Includes a 7BW mouthpiece and a deluxe woodshell case.
The 8D is a large-throat, all nickel horn designed in the Kruespe style, with the change valve positioned in front of the rotor cluster. Today, the CONNstellation is available in the player's choice of three bell and branch materials, as well as two different bell throat sizes.
The CONNstellation 8D is the most listened to horn in the world. It remains the horn of choice in the Los Angeles recording studios, a favored position it has held since the beginning of the modern movie industry. Its rich, full tone can be controlled even at dynamic extremes, one quality that continnually makes the 8D the clear choice of leading orchestral horn players. It offers impeccable response, flexibility, reliability, and undoubted professional status.
- CONNstellation‚ in F/Bb
- .468" (11.89mm) bore
- 12-1/4" (311mm) large throat screw bell
- All nickel silver construction
- Tapered rotors and bearings
- Fully mechanical change valve
- Adjustable levers
- Lacquer finish
- 7BW mouthpiece
- Deluxe woodshell case
Conn 8DS Double French Horn with Screw Bell Option (Silver Plated)
The manufacturer's warranty covers parts for five years and labor for five years from date of purchase. The warranty excludes damage from misuse, abuse, and contains other exclusions.
