Atkinson A800 Pro Double French Horn

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I purchased this horn about a month ago and, for the most part, I was very pleased. The things I'm not pleased with are as follows: it seems to play most notes about a half step above key (in other words it's a little sharp), the mouthpiece is not comfortable (I'm going to have to buy another), and the horn itself is very hard to clean (all I've gotten on it are fingerprints but they're really hard to remove). The things I was most pleased with are: the price, the hard case that zips up and has and a gig bag feel, and gorgeous upper octaves that I can reach with ease (and I've only been playing for 2 years).

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I owned a Conn 8D many years ago, and when I came back into the market for a horn, my budget was not the same as before... this horn caught my eye because of the bore and bell size alone, but I have to say I'm very pleased with this instrument. It's light, free-blowing, and well made. The inherent intonation is decent, and for the price, I don't think you can buy a better horn. Valves have excellent action, great tone quality throughout.