French Horns
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The French horn is a musical instrument used in the orchestra . It consists of what seems like four miles of brass tubing wound into a circular shape with an enormous flared 'bell' on one end. The horn player sticks a hand in one end and blows into the other, producing wondrous music with a beautiful rounded mellow tone.

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