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1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece
1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece

1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS (8D w/ Screw Bell) Double French Horn w/Case, Mouthpiece

$ 1742.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Model: 8DS
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Finish: Nickel Silver
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Experience Level: Professional
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Condition: Seller refurbished
  • Bell Material: Nickel Silver
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: Double Horns
  • Brand: Conn
  • Finish Material: Nickel Silver
  • Color: Silver

    Description

    Silver and Brass Music Shop is a brick-and-mortar brass instrument restoration and repair shop located in Carson City, NV. For more information about our business, please feel free to visit our Ebay Profile at
    http://www.ebay.com/usr/silver_brass_music
    This is a 1966 Elkhart Conn 8DS double french horn (serial number K19739). The 8D is Conn's symphony double horn, and is constructed from solid nickel silver. The horn plays very well. The valves move well with very good compression, and the slides all move of course.
    As for the aesthetic condition of this horn, there are a few small dings and pings throughout as well as pitting, etching, and scratching. The bell has been converted to screw-bell using an Alexander compatible ring. The bell engraving reads: “C.G. CONN LTD./ ELKHART-IND./ U.S.A.” The leadpipe has “8D” stamped on the mouthpiece receiver. All this is visible in the pictures, and none of it affects the playability of the horn.
    This instrument has been professionally cleaned in our shop and repaired to full playability. This horn is not lacquered; therefore fingerprints should be wiped off after use if the player wished for the horn to stay as shiny as it is now; if they are not wiped off then the horn will develop a lovely patina. This instrument comes with a ProTec backpack style screw-bell case and mouthpiece in good condition.
    How the horn plays:
    Full, warm, and bright sound with a smooth, even, and rich tone. The horn is very open and responsive, playing with good accuracy and flexibility. All registers of the horn speak crisply, and the horn plays fluidly and evenly between those registers. The high register is clear and effervescent, and the low register is sonorous and milky. The Bb and F side timbre and intonation match well.
    All horns are located at Silver & Brass Music Shop
    710 N. Curry St.
    Carson City, NV
    89703
    Unfortunately it is against Ebay's policies for us to include contact information in our listings, but if you have any questions at all about one of our horns please feel free to send a message. Thank you!