Horns for Sale
See also Equipment Talk
"So You Want to Buy a Horn?" - article by Eldon Matlick on how to go about it. See also his "Tips for Buying a Used Horn" Both are under the menu heading "Editorials" on the OU horn studio web site.
Suggested Horns, Mouthpieces, and Mutes - short article on equipment by John Ericson
Shopping for an 8D - Phil Myers answers to this question on the IHS Forum
Shopping for a Horn - Bob Ward, ditto
French Horn Classifieds - hornplayer.net has a section of used horns for sale. A good place to go if you have a horn to sell as well.
Brass Review - Not a retailer, but a (new) site where players can add their own reviews of instruments.
Horns for Sale - a listing posted on the IHS web site.
For custom made artisan horns (e.g. Lewis, Hatch, Berg, Rauch, Hill, Berg, Lawson, DeHaro, et al.), see the listings/links under Valve Horns above.
Osmun - offers horns by Alexander, Finke, Hoyer, Schimd, plus used horns, natural horns by Finke and Schmid and Wagner Tubas by Alexander, Finke, Hoyer, and Schmid. They also sell all manner of accessories (mouthpieces, mutes, cases, handguards, and more), CDs, sheet music, stands, stand lights, and 'music stand accessories' (clips, stand extenders).
Woodwind/Brasswind - sells Conn, Holton, Hoyer, Allora, Willson, Atkinson, Jupiter, Bach, and Yamaha horns.
Halstead Music (UK) - used horns in many categories
Wichita Band Instruments - specialists in Alexander and Paxman horns, they offer both new and used brass and woodwinds (not to mention strings, guitars, recorders, and Baroque instruments).
Siegfried's Call - offers single, double, triple, descant horns, plus Wagner tubas, natural horns and parforce horns. Makers: Dürk, Otto, Lewis & Dürk, Cornford, Worischek
Horn Guys - Hoyer, E. Schmid, Alexander, Atkinson, Yamaha. Good descriptions and photos of the horns.
Pro Winds - Conn, Holton, Yamaha, Jupiter. Attractive site.
Dillon Music - new and used; New: Alexander, Amati, Bach, Cerveny, Conn, Finke, Hoyer, Holton, Jupiter, Yamaha; used: (depends on what's in at the moment): Atkinson, Getson, Kruspe, Olds, Rampone, Selman
Musicians Friend - Holton, Conn, Yamaha, Jupiter, Bach, Olds, Hoyer, Nirschl
Ken Pope - seller of Ricco Kühn horns, plus used horns (consignment: Alexander, Amati, Conn, Dürk, Finke, Ganter, Geyer, Holton, Hoyer, King, Kruspe, Kühn, LaFleur, Lawson, McCracken, Monnig, Monke, Olds, Paxman, Pope-Phelan, Reynolds, Schmid, Schmidt, Yamaha); + bell flares.
BrassArts - seller of Ricco Kühn horns, plus used horns (Kühn, Atkinson, Yamaha, Conn, Paxman, Lawson, Schmid, Geyer, Hoyer), leadpipes, mouthpieces.
USA Band -sells Amati, Bach, Conn, Holton, Jupiter, Olds, Reynolds, and Yamaha horns - and gives a discount "with trade."
Homeless Horns - used horn department of Houghton Custom Horns: Yamaha, Alexamder, Schmidt, Knopf, Conn, Holton, Hoyer, Moennig
The Canadian Brass will test and sell you the Yamaha 667V (only)!
Baltimore Brass Co. - offers new and used horn brands, including Conn, Schmid, Hoyer, Holton, King, JZ, and.... an Alphorn (!) by the Swiss maker Stocker!
Sam Ash - Horns by Yamaha, Holton, Jean Baptiste, Conn, King, Jupiter. The Baptiste student horns have unbeatable prices...
HornsAplenty.com - offers quality used horns.
Halstead Music - the famed Tony Halstead's site, offering (mostly) previously owned horns (and other brass). Every horn sold is "personally tested by Tony Halstead"!
Net Instruments - "Global database of musical instruments for sale." "75,000+ registered musicians" Last look: 21 horns for sale. Lots of ads around the content.
eBay - many listings of new and used horns, but caveat emptor!
MusicMasters - new and used horns and a lot of other stuff from this Tallahassee music store.
Amazon.com - Is there anything Amazon doesn't sell? A mix of accessories, sheet music, cases, and horns (well-known, unknown, etc.)