YHR-872ND Full Double Horns Novinka

Nickel silver body

The YHR-872ND body is made of nickel silver.

Nickel silver is resistant to corrosion, harder than yellow brass, and capable of delivering rich, colorful tone with outstanding playing response. The instrument responds directly to every playing nuance for vibrant, unrestricted expression.

The tuning slide outer and inner tubes are made of nickel silver that has a different composition than the nickel silver used in the bell and main body. The material used in the tuning slides includes a higher percentage of hard, durable metal for improved response.

Bell: Extra-large bell, Lightweight bell flare, Unsoldered bell rim

The YHR-872ND features an extra-large bell that delivers the type of rich, warm tone. The unsoldered bell rim has been adopted for extra openness and power.

The YHR-872ND additionally features an original lightweight bell flare that contributes to improved response and more intimate tonal control.

One-piece machined mouthpiece receiver

The mouthpiece receiver used in the YHR-872ND is a totally new design.

Compared to conventional two-piece mouthpiece receivers that are made up of a separate mouthpipe and reinforcing tube, the one-piece machined YHR-872ND mouthpiece receiver achieves better sound transmission for significantly enhanced response.

Leadpipe

The leadpipe of the acclaimed Yamaha YHR-862 Custom Horn, widely considered to be a masterpiece in horn design, was used as a basis for the YHR-872ND leadpipe's refined design that takes the relative positions of the left hand and mouthpiece into account. The result is a horn that offers more comfortable playability in any playing positions, even when the bell is rested on the player's lap.

Square main and F tuning slide crooks

YHR-872ND uses square tubing in the crook for optimum playing resistance.

Where the YHR-672 uses a single brace in the F tube, the YHR-872ND adds a second brace that enhances response for advanced players. The dual brace design helps to keep the tone rich and powerful even when the instrument is played hard.

Optimum playing feel has been achieved by making the main tuning slide bore slightly larger (12.1 mm dia.) than the other slides (12.0 mm dia.).

Rotary valve caps

The rotary valve caps feature an attractive engraved design that adds to the instrument’s sophisticated, high-quality look and feel.

The rear surface of the rotary valve caps has a ring-shaped protrusion that enhances the sound transmission for more freely playability.

Phosphor bronze valve inner caps

The rotary valves at the heart of the horn feature phosphor bronze inner caps for enhanced durability. The valve rotors are made of brass.

Adjustable short-stroke 4th lever, Adjustable finger hook

YHR-872ND features an adjustable short-stroke 4th lever. Smooth switching between the F and Bb sides allows the player to focus more fully on the performance.

As in other custom models, an adjustable finger hook can be set up for optimum playing comfort and control.

Development Artist - Mark Almond

"I thoroughly enjoyed working with the Yamaha designers during my time in San Francisco to help develop the new 872 horn. As you would expect from Yamaha, the build quality, intonation, projection and consistency between individual instruments is top notch. The 872 has a wonderful core to the sound and an ease of playability across the registers; it truly brings the old Kruspe style horns into the 21st century." - Dr Mark Almond, Principal Horn, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Profile: Mark Almond is the principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was formerly associate principal of the San Francisco Symphony, principal of the San Francisco Opera orchestra and third horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London. He has played guest principal with the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras amongst others and can be heard on numerous movie soundtracks. He is professor of horn at Roosevelt University, Chicago and visiting professor of horn at the Royal Academy of Music London. Prior to moving to the United States Mark worked as a hospital physician specializing in pulmonology and he holds a PhD in immunology/virology.

Development Artist - Chris Castellanos

"I've always loved the way Kruspe style horns play and the round deep-warm sound that they achieve, but wished they had the projection and color spectrum of sound that Geyer style horns had ... finally, with the Yamaha YHR872, I can have the best of both worlds!" - Chris Castellanos

Profile: A native of Las Vegas, NV, Chris Castellanos has enjoyed prosperous and eclectic musical career. Upon joining the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the age of 19, Chris quickly established himself as a top call freelancer on the Las Vegas Strip, backing countless headliners - most notably: Placido Domingo, Pavarotti, Frank Sinatra Jr., Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Peter Cetera, Weird Al Yankovic, Kenny G, Yes, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Ricky Martin, Seth MacFarlane, Journey (Greatest hits live album and DVD), David Foster (“Hit Man” live album and DVD) and frequent tours with Andrea Bocelli. Additionally, Chris played more than 1700 shows over a 6-year run of Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, as well as frequent playing in the pits for Spamalot and The Lion King.

In late 2003, Chris found his passion as a chamber musician after joining the Dallas Brass for a 6-year tenure touring the U.S. and abroad. In 2009 Chris left the Dallas Brass to join the prestigious Boston Brass as Hornist, Arranger and Co-Owner of the group, with whom he presently tours the world over 180 days per year. In addition to his duties with the Boston Brass, Chris is a very active soloist and is dedicated to the constant promotion of new, unique music for the horn.

Passionate about music education, Chris serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Horn at his alma mater, the UNLV School of Music. As an international educator, Chris has covered every state in the US as well over 40 countries, having given clinics and masterclasses at nearly 200 Colleges, Universities and Conservatories, including The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, The Sibelius Academy (Finland), The Bruckner Academy of Music (Austria), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Royal Academy of Music (London), The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and many more. Additionally, Chris, serves as Visiting Ensemble-in-Residence (Boston Brass) at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore as well as on the International Artist Advisory Council for Mahidol University's College of Music in Thailand.

Chris has been a Performing and Educational Artist for the Yamaha Music Corporation since 2015, giving clinics, concerts and masterclasses worldwide. He currently resides in Utah where he enjoys spending his time with his wife Tina, who also enjoys a bustling music career as Principal Flute of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Assistant Professor of Flute at BYU (Provo, Utah) and their two children Lily and Orion.