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S.E. Shires Q21 French Horn
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The S.E. Shires Q21 is a current-production full double horn in F/Bb with a Geyer/Knopf layout. It is made or assembled in the United States.
S.E. Shires Q21 is positioned as a Knopf-style/Geyer-Knopf Q Series horn with focused, articulate sound and nickel-silver tubing in published descriptions.
Specs include an 11.9 mm / .468 in bore, yellow brass or nickel-silver tubing body material and yellow brass bell material, a detachable bell, string linkage, and lacquered or unlacquered raw brass finish options.
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Add a ReviewSpecs at a Glance
- Type
- Full double horn
- Key
- F/Bb
- Design family
- Geyer/Knopf
- Bell
- Detachable
- Bore
- 11.9 mm / .468 in
- Materials
- Body: yellow brass or nickel-silver tubing; bell: yellow brass
- Linkage
- String
- Finish options
- Lacquered or unlacquered raw brass
- Made / assembled in
- United States
- Production type
- Factory-made
- Availability
- Current production; special order