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A Horn for High-level Players





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Teeming with sustain, power, and dynamics, the Yamaha YHR-671D is a professional French horn designed for advanced students and high-level players. You’ll appreciate the added warmth imparted by the YHR-671D’s .472-inch bore, while its innovative leadpipe design ensures consistent tone and resistance throughout the horn’s entire range. You’ll also benefit from added brightness and a broad tonal palette, courtesy of the YHR-671D’s orthodox Geyer wrap. The YHR-671D is an incredibly dynamic instrument, thanks to its medium-sized, yellow brass bell, which exhibits a mellow sound at softer dynamics and a muscular brassiness at higher ones. What’s more, the bell’s detachable design makes transport and storage a breeze. You’ll welcome the comfort of this horn’s adjustable fourth rotor thumb lever and convenient extra-long second valve slide pull ring, and its corrosion-resistant nickel-silver valve casing ensures excellent response and steadfast durability. The YHR-671D also features whisper-quiet string linkage and an eye-grabbing lacquer finish. The Yamaha YHR-671D is tailor-made for players with discerning tastes. If this describes you, the YHR-671D may just well be the last French horn you’ll ever need to buy.





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Tailor-made for discriminating musicians





Serious players searching for a pro-level horn with uncanny power and sustain, along with outstanding playing resistance will find much to appreciate in the YHR-671D. This horn’s revolutionary gold brass leadpipe contributes greatly to its consistent tone and comfortable breath resistance, which is further bolstered by a .472-inch bore for added warmth and Geyer wrap for added brightness and broad tonality. The YHR-671D boasts a rugged nickel-silver valve casing, along with a quiet-playing string linkage system. You also get an adjustable fourth rotor thumb lever and convenient extra-long second valve slide pull ring.





High-quality, detachable yellow brass bell





The Yamaha YHR-671D’s medium-sized yellow brass bell ensures that this horn covers everything from mellow soft passages to brassy loud passages with equal aplomb. And it sounds outstanding in all registers, with a secure high register, robust projection, and snappy attack from its Bb horn and a rich, warm timbre from its F horn. This bell employs an extra-thick rim wire, which ensures a rich, deep tone with a solid core. This horn also includes a screw bell, which permits you to unscrew the bell from the horn's body for easy transport and storage. The YHR-671D also features a clear lacquer finish, which brings a delicate warmth to your overall sound. At Sweetwater, we’ve also found that this French horn’s lacquer finish gives it a shiny, gleaming look.





Yamaha Professional Series brass and woodwinds





Launched in 1967, the Yamaha Professional Series expanded the Yamaha line and made an instant impression among working musicians. Featuring many of the same features and specifications as Yamaha Custom Series instruments, Yamaha Professional Series brass and woodwinds are an ideal choice for discerning musicians who demand superior performance while remaining budget conscious. Superior materials and hand finishing by the company’s master artisans further distinguish Yamaha Professional Series instruments, empowering musicians to play to their full potential!





Yamaha YHR-671D French Horn Features:


Professional F/Bb French horn with clear tone, deep resonance, and high performance


Innovative gold brass leadpipe ensures consistent tone and resistance throughout the horn's entire range


.472-inch bore exhibits a warm, focused sound


Geyer wrap adds brightness and expands the instrument's tonal palette


High-quality nickel-silver valve casing


String linkage for whisper-quiet operation


Adjustable fourth rotor thumb lever and convenient extra-long second valve slide pull ring


Medium-sized yellow brass bell yields everything from mellow soft passages to brassy loud passages


Extra-thick bell rim wire yields a rich, deep tone with a solid core


Screw bell permits you to unscrew the bell from the horn's body for easy transport and storage


Lacquer finish brings a delicate warmth to your overall sound and looks amazing


Includes a briefcase-style case and Yamaha HR-32C4 mouthpiece