Student French Horn Comparative Chart Many people shopping for a student trumpet or cornet want us to advise them which instrument to purchase. Our best advise is to ask your band director. Having said that, we would recommend Holton, Getzen, or Jupiter as the best quality and price.
	Holton	Jupiter	King	Conn	Bach	Yamaha
Model	H-602	752L	618	14D	1527	YRH-303
Key	F	F	F	F	F	F
Bore	.468"	.472"	.468"	.468"	.468"	.468"
Body Material	Yellow Brass	Yellow Brass	Yellow Brass	Yellow Brass	Yellow Brass	Yellow Brass
Bell Size	12 1/4"	11.9"	12'	12"	12 1/2"	12 3/8"
Rotors	Tapered	Tapered	Tapered	Tapered	Tapered	Tapered
Rotor Levers	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver	Nickel Silver
Tuning slides	Brass	Brass	Brass	Brass	NS-Outer Brass-Inner	NS-Outer Brass-Inner
Finish	Lacquered Brass	Lacquered Brass	Lacquered Brass	Lacquered Brass	Lacquered Brass	Lacquered Brass
Mouthpiece	Galaxy H-2869	11	Benge H2	Conn #2	Bach H-2	30
Case	Molded	Molded	Formed Plastic	Thermo formed	Durafoam	Plastic