Articles - Houghton Horns

My personal reflections on TBA 2021… Like many other people, this was my first convention in 16 long months.  Houghton Horns has had to be creative and flexible during the...

As brass players, we are very fortunate to have many incredible solos written for us. In order to present the vast majority of these works, we’ll end up working with...

Join Dr. Derek J. Wright as he dicusses two French horns currently at Houghton Horns, the Alexander 103 and the Yamaha 871DU. The Alexander 103 is the stereotypical European French...

Full disclosure: like so many other horn players of my age, my earliest transposition experiences in high school consisted of assignments from the Kopprasch book played in various keys. However,...

Join Dr. Derek J. Wright as he discuss some of the different detachable bell French horn cases available and the things you should consider when shopping for a new case!

I wanted to share a few thoughts on the new MB-8/8M cases that arrived at our shop recently. Some of you may remember the old MB-8, but this newly redesigned...

As an educator and clinician, I am asked this question frequently. Hopefully I can provide some answers for those of you who are interested in helping yourself or others in...

Though many professional horn players utilize slightly different right-hand positions, all of us can agree that the hand should be inserted far enough into the bell to control tone and...

Ellen Dinwiddie Smith has been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra since 1993 and currently serves as third horn. Smith is Adjunct Professor of Horn at the University of Minnesota...

Quick disassembly of a Yamaha Double French Horn

Reassembling a Yamaha Double French Horn

Have you ever been interested in instrument repair? Join Houghton Horns founder Dennis Houghton as he talks through and works on brass instruments.