great sound, great looks, nice case, sounds as good as a $2500 french horn

For the price point of these horns, I was concerned about the threading wearing out on the detachable bell versions.-Finally, the two tone color of the instrument is very attractive and the soft case looked nice and also the metronome/ tuner.-I was concerned about the valves sticking that was mentioned in the other reviews, but nonetheless was excited to be getting a French Horn of my own

The soft case that comes with the horn is very light, anyone that has carried a traditional hard case will notice this.

The soft case that comes with the horn is very light, anyone that has carried a traditional hard case will notice this.

I bought this instrument on April 30, 2016, and one of the strings to the keys broke today during orchestra practice, as well as, two of the keys begin to stick