Equally at home in marching band or orchestra.
Holton horns offer an alternative in design that creates a great experience for the young or advanced players. This Farkas model offers independent tuning for convenience allowing the player to tune the Bb side of the horn separately from the F side.
The versatile Model H177 offers a compact feel and bright sound. It includes a hand-fitted rotary valve system, string linkage, separate Bb tuning slide, and a change lever designed to fit the thumb in a natural position. Made of extremely corrosion-resistant nickel silver.
Key of Bb/F double. .46″ bore; 12-1/4″ medium-throated, hand-hammered, nickel silver bell; .310″ venturi of nickel silver; tapered hand-lapped brass valve rotors; nickel silver branches, bows, and ferrules; solid nickel silver slides.
Features
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Key | Key of F/Bb double. |
| Pitch | A445 with independent Bb tuning. |
| Bore | 11.89 mm (.468"). |
| Mouthpipes | 310 venturi of nickel silver. |
| Lever action | Noiseless string action, short stroke with stainless steel springs. |
| Valve rotors | Tapered hand-lapped brass Branches, bows and ferrules: Nickel silver Slides: Solid nickel silver. |
| Bell | 12.25" diameter medium-throated hand- hammered nickel silver. |
| Waterkey | On mouthpipe. |
| Options | Extra-long main and Bb tuning slides, detachable bell and flat case available as model H277. |