Yamaha YHR-567 Intermediate Double French Horn - Clear Lacquer

SERIAL# 057676

Double F/Bb French Horn with Lacquered Yellow Brass Bell, 0.472" Bore, Tapered Gold Brass Leadpipe, Geyer Wrap, Nickel-silver Slides, and String Linkage System

The Perfect Step-up Horn

Have you exceeded the capacities of your beginner French horn? If you answered yes, it’s time to step up to the Yamaha YHR-567, an intermediate-level horn with the effortless response and rock-solid note centering you need to take your playing to a higher level. The YHR-567 features a .472-inch bore for added warmth, while its tapered gold brass leadpipe ensures a free-blowing feel and rock-solid intonation. You’ll also benefit from added brightness and a broad tonal palette, courtesy of this horn’s Geyer wrap. The YHR-567’s 12.125-inch, yellow brass bell exhibits a relatively mellow sound at softer dynamics and an assertive brassiness at higher dynamics. You’ll welcome the comfort of this horn’s adjustable fourth rotor thumb lever, and its corrosion-resistant nickel-silver inner and outer slides and tapered valves will ensure many years of musical enjoyment. The YHR-567 also features whisper-quiet string linkage and an eye-grabbing lacquer finish. If you’re looking for the perfect vehicle to elevate your playing, take the YHR-567 for a test drive — you won’t be disappointed.

Tailor-made for discriminating players

Players searching for top-shelf performance in an intermediate-level French horn will find much to appreciate in the YHR-567. This horn features a tapered gold brass leadpipe that offers a comfortable level of breath resistance and spot-on intonation. Its .472-inch bore exhibits a warm, focused sound, and its Geyer wrap adds brightness and expands the instrument's tonal palette. The YHR-567 boasts nickel-silver inner and outer slides for extra durability, tapered valves, and quiet-playing string linkage. You also get an adjustable fourth rotor thumb lever for added playing comfort.

High-quality, yellow brass bell

The Yamaha YHR-567’s 12.125-inch 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. The YHR-567 features a clear lacquer finish, which brings a delicate warmth to your overall sound and gives the horn a shiny, gleaming appearance.

Yamaha Intermediate Series brass and woodwinds

Yamaha is committed to supporting you at every step of your musical journey. Their Intermediate Series brass and woodwind instruments are an ideal bridge between their Standard Series instruments for students and beginners and their Professional and Custom Series instruments for advanced players. Yamaha Intermediate Series brass and woodwind instruments guarantee easy playability as you expand your technical repertoire while providing professional touches that allow you to further explore the limits of your instrument and grow as a musician. A favorite choice of music educators, the Yamaha Intermediate Series offers superior-quality step-up brass and woodwind instruments guaranteed to inspire!

Yamaha YHR-567 French Horn Features:

• Intermediate F/Bb French horn with easy response and note centering
• Tapered gold brass leadpipe offers a comfortable level of breath resistance and spot-on intonation
• .472-inch bore exhibits a warm, focused sound
• Geyer wrap adds brightness and expands the instrument's tonal palette
• High-quality nickel-silver slides and tapered valves
• String linkage for whisper-quiet operation
• Adjustable 4th rotor thumb lever for added playing comfort
• 12.125-inch yellow brass bell yields everything from mellow soft passages to brassy loud passages
• Lacquer finish brings a delicate warmth to your overall sound and looks amazing
• Includes a plastic shell case and Yamaha 32C4 mouthpiece