How can I be sure that I will get the right French horn for me?
What if you don’t have the right horn for me?
I’m a professional player and I don’t need your advice!
I’m worried about transit damage.
I want a student instrument for my child. Can you help?
What if I don’t like my horn?
Can I buy more than one horn from you?
Okay, I’m convinced!
But how do I know that the horn you send me will be what I expect?
Right! I want to buy a horn! How long will it take to reach me?

How can I be sure that I will get the right French horn for me?

At hornsAplenty.com we go to immense trouble to be really clear about what a player’s needs are. In order to achive this, we offer a free-of-charge, no-obligation assessment procedure via email and/or phone. You will enter into a detailed correspondence with us and we are experts. All your questions about horns and horn playing will be patiently and thoroughly answered and, by the end of this process, you will feel understood, listened-to and ready to buy your wonderul new horn.

Take a look at The Buying Process page for further information.

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What if you don’t have the right horn for me?

As we go down the path of investigating what your needs are and how they can best be met, it will become clear to us what horns will be suitable for you. Notice we say horns – plural. There is no one horn that ideally provides for all playing circumstances – that’s why professionals always have several horns. But there will be a horn that is ideal for you in that it will provide best for the various aspects that determine its choice: the kind of playing you are mostly involved in, your level of achievement, your aspirations, the style of horn you prefer (single, F/Bb double, descant, triple etc), the sound you want to make and lastly, your budget.

Once these elements have been thoroughly analysed, we will either have your new horn already – in which case you can just buy it – or, if not, we will find it for you. We have a vast network of contacts in the horn world – in the UK and overseas – and we will find that horn for you. Period!

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I’m a professional player and I don’t need your advice!

Fine! If you are already clear about what you want, we won’t besiege you with unsolicited advice. We’ll simply answer your sales inquiry and supply you with that horn. No problem! But please - say so upfront, so we don’t waste your time. You can email Alan Wiltshire now if you want.

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I’m worried about transit damage. What are the issues involved in buying a horn overseas?

hornsAplenty.com sells French horns to people from all over the globe – literally. We’ve never had a horn damaged yet. We pack them extremely carefully and use only the very best, fully insured international couriers. Don’t worry – your new horn will arrive at your door in tip-top playing condition, fully overhauled and ready for your lips! Read the Testimonials!

And remember – this is how all horns travel. If you buy a new Alexander from a music shop in, say, Boston, how d’you think it got there? Via executive courier, of course! There is no other way, really – if you think about it.

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I want a student instrument for my child. Can you help?

Maybe! Generally, we offer a service to professional and student horn players and advanced amateurs only. But we do occasionally take a good educational instrument in part-exchange, and these are then sold on at their cost price to us. You may be lucky if this is what you’re looking for – just email Alan Wiltshire.

But Please! Remember – professionals play on professional quality instruments because they work better than ‘student’ or ‘educational’ instruments. Not for any other reason. Playing the horn is hard enough without choosing a sub-standard instrument which your son or daughter’s teacher wouldn’t dream of playing on. Don’t set up a failure for your youngster – buy them a used, professional quality instrument from hornsAplenty.com. Also, professional-quality instruments are much easier to re-sell, if your little one doesn’t take to it. But it’s very hard to get your money back on a cheap, ‘educational’ horn…

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What if I don’t like my horn? Can I have my money back?

hornsAplenty.com has NEVER had a disappointed customer – not once. We are a mail order company and obviously, you must pay for your goods before despatch, just as you would with any other mail order company. We do not offer a money-back guarantee because we are selling used goods only, but – in the extremely unlikely event that somehow we’ve gotten it wrong and sold you the wrong horn – we will most certainly do all we can to rectify this for you. Don’t worry – buy with confidence!

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Can I buy more than one horn from you?

By all means, as long as you don’t want to be too greedy. Although we are a business, we are also a service to the international French horn community, and we like to trade as fairly as we can.

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Okay, I’m convinced! But how do I know that the horn you send me will be what I expect?

At hornsAplenty.com we describe every instrument in very exact terms – as you’ll see from the adverts in the Sales Gallery. We photograph each horn and we are super-critical about any superficial damage or cosmetic imperfections. If there is a scratch or a pin dent on your horn, you will know all about it before buying. You’ll know how big it is, how deep it is, and exactly where it is.

If there is any damage to an instrument which in any way adversely affects its playing characteristics, this will have been repaired in our workshops long before you even heard of the horn. But sometimes a horn may have a very slight scratch, or some peeling lacquer or something, which simply does not affect its playing qualities at all. These are used horns, after all. In this event, any imperfections of this sort will be fully and accurately described to you long before you buy the instrument.

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Right! I want to buy a horn! How long will it take to reach me?

Usually it takes 3 to 4 working days, to anywhere in the world, once your funds have cleared.