Holton Merker-Matic Double French Horn H175 + FREE OFFER!!

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The Merker-Matic, as the Ethel Merker model is affectionately known, is a premium double French horn impeccably crafted to offer the ultimate in craftsmanship and tonal splendor. Design features such as its newly designed 4th branch, dual bore, and mouthpipe tapers lead professionals to claim an ease of blowing in all registers as well as an exceptionally quick response and a smooth, precise legato. For those who prefer a brass horn, the Merker-Matic is available as model H183. A genuine Holton Farkas MC silver-plated mouthpiece and slim-line wood-shell case are included.

Specifications
Key: H175: F-Bb
H183: F-Bb with reversible 4th rotor to Bb-F
Pitch: A445 with independent Bb tuning
Bore: F: 11.89 mm (.468") Bb: 11.68 mm (.460")
Mouthpipe: Newly developed taper with .306 venturi of nickel silver
Lever action: Noiseless string action, short stroke with stainless steel springs
Valve rotors: Tapered hand-lapped brass with nickel-silver outside casings
Bearing plates: Tapered brass
Material: Solid nickel-silver
Slides: Both inside and outside are hand-lapped nickel silver with rolled bead rings; short-length recessed slides allow for quick removal
Bell: 12.25" diameter large-throated hand-hammered specially annealed with overlapping seam
Waterkeys: One on mouthpipe and one on 3rd Bb slide
Options: Extra-long main and Bb tuning slides; H175 available with reversable 4th valve that permits changing from F-Bb to Bb-F as model H175ER; H175 available with detachable bell and flat case as model H275

Review of HOLTON H175

RATING:

Sound Quality	8
Features	5
Ease Of Use	5
Value	6
Reliability	4
Overall	4

For over $3,000, this was the WORST horn I have ever owned! Cranky, sluggish valves and some other quality control issues made this a regrettable purchase. I sold it less than a year later...I couldn't put up with the slow valve action any longer. Holtons are notirous for this, and mine was no exception. Awful, simply awful. Even the factory rep. acknowledged there were problems with Farkas and Merker models. Never again.

-ellen
-atlanta, 07/25/04

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