Is this "goofy looking thing" a French Horn?

[Kimberly]

85-89! I held a trumpet this weekend, and 3 valves felt so bulky.

[Lancerlady]

Interesting looking mellophone, it does look like it could be a small French Horn though, I could see how you would think that...

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[JF_the_Elder]

No disrespect to French horn players; I am one! The quote is from a favourite souvie button of mine that was around in the early 80's. It pictured an irate corps French hornist saying: "Yes, this 'goofy looking thing' is a French Horn!"

Can anyone tell me if the horn pictured here is a French horn?

Phantom horn

I haven't seen too many three valve French horns up close and of course not too many corps march them anymore except I guess PR.

If this is a Fench horn, is it in Bb? It looks short enough to be.

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PR hasn't used French Horns since 1992

[ambassadorhorn]

PR hasn't used French Horns since 1992

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So French Horns are only in use in senior corps now?

[84BDsop]

So French Horns are only in use in senior corps now?

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Probably...the only corps I knwo of that has an actual French section is Renegades.

[JF_the_Elder]

So French Horns are only in use in senior corps now?

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The last Division 1 corps to use actual French Horns were the Glassmen in 1997.

Edited August 9, 2005 by JF_the_Elder

[BorisTS]

Didn't Vanguard have a few french horns at least as late as 2001, maybe up until they switched to Yamaha in 2004? I remember a friend in their drumline telling me that in 2001, and I thought I saw some in 2003.

[JF_the_Elder]

Didn't Vanguard have a few french horns at least as late as 2001, maybe up until they switched to Yamaha in 2004?  I remember a friend in their drumline telling me that in 2001, and I thought I saw some in 2003.

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Yes, but those were the Dynasty F French Horns that use trumpet fingerings, not Horn fingerings.

[ambassadorhorn]

Yes, but those were the Dynasty F French Horns that use trumpet fingerings, not Horn fingerings.

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How can a three-valve instrument in F not have F Horn fingerings?

I know it's possible. I guess I would just like to know how and why Dynasty did this. :sshh:

[BorisTS]

Yes, but those were the Dynasty F French Horns that use trumpet fingerings, not Horn fingerings.

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I had no idea what you were talking about until I went to Dynasty's webpage...I guess they really do have an F french horn like that (check it out, it has the same amount of tubing as an F mello, instead of twice as much). It's basically a mello with a larger bell, different wrap, and it takes a french horn mouthpiece.

However, I was pretty sure the horns I saw looked different, like actual french horn tubing... Maybe they used the B-flat one, which does use horn fingerings and looks more like a french horn? But then, it's been a few years.