Hoyer horns are great! They have that special sound quality that comes from traditional manufacturing methods and the quality fit and finish that comes from German craftsmanship. Plus, the price is competitive with mass-produced American instruments. Hans Hoyer was a maker who was active in what was then East Germany from the late forties to the seventies in Markneukirchen, a town located on the German-Bohemian border that has been famous for musical instrument making for hundreds of years. After reunification in 1989 his firm, along with more than a dozen other local makers, was gathered together in the JA Musik organisation. In addition to Hoyer Horns, JA makes Schertzer and B&S trumpets and VMI and Meinl-Weston tubas. Our favourite Hoyer is the 801 series. This horn is (like the Conn 8D) a copy of the original Kruspe "Horner" model. The Horner model was built for Anton Horner, principal horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra in its glory days under Stokowski. It was designed to produce the broad, dark sound favoured by Philly. The wide bell taper gives it a broad, powerful sound while the nickel silver alloy adds enough brightness and resistance to keep it from getting "tubby". The modern Hoyer "Heritage" series of horns are re-inventions of the Kruspe-Conn legacy. They are designed and built by Hoyer's German craftsmen with help and feedback from Vincent DeRosa, Myron Bloom and Richard Todd, three of the finest players in the Conn style anywhere. 

Hans Hoyer 6801 Heritage F/Bb- double horn. Nickel silver valve box .3B- ball joints. Nickel silver inner- and outer-slides. 310 mm bell 11,90 mm bore. Gold brass lead pipe. Detachable bell. Complete gold brass. Clear lacquered, including mouthpiece and case.