How are French Horns made?

he fills it with hot, liquid tar. When it hardens, he can curve the tail and still maintain its width. To remove the tar, he just heats up the tail.


he uses similar techniques on the bell (which he molds from sheet metal) and on the tightly coiled tubing (which are pre-formed tubes that he bends – a lot).





then assemble the horn and attach the smaller parts they've made, such as the mouthpiece and the finger levers. They add a handful of parts the family doesn't make, such as the screws. Then they polish and lacquer the surfaces of the horn.





plays the shiny instrument to test the way it sounds. A computer program listens in and indicates where, among the 100 parts, the horn needs an adjustment. This is a real improvement from just a few years ago, says Walter. "It used to be that you'd have to pass a newly made horn around to several players, who only might be able to tell you what you needed to adjust."

How are French Horns made?
Watch Mr. Rogers. He had a special on that once. I remember when I was a kid.
Reply:French Horns are made by the wrapping of tubes into a coil and flair into a larger opening at the end called the bell of the horn.



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