Hunting Horns

[Bailey 16]

Looking to buy a fox horn but cant find anybody that supplies them i was told that a company called henry keats have been making them for years but cant get a number for them. Also do any off you use the ones with the reed??

[on-point 0]

keats make and ave made all of the english type horns for a century and a half or something like that.

 

they are very good and seem to be the "industry" choice by preference:- but they will set you back a bit ( i would have thought their cheapest new horn would take the lions share of £120)

 

avoid the shit you see on ebay like the plague - they are the occasional real on but most is spun cheepo stuff that sounds terrible.

 

if possible you want to ask to try a few before you buy one and don't let them convince you that you can do that in the car park - get out into a valley and have a couple of mates on the otherside with a phone telling you which carries and sounds best.

 

there are some on the interweb just search for keats hunting horn and you will bump into someting useful.

 

failing that there are a few people who make them as a hobby but they are hard to find and if they are any good they tend to have pretty long waiting lists.

 

hope that helps a bit

 

on-point

[undisputed 1,664]

I Have an old Pot Noodle horn thats pretty loud you can have that if you like

[Guest coney catcher99]

i bought 1 of these decent horns at a decent price

 

traditional hunting horns as used by various hunts/packs £39.99 + £2.50 p&p tel: 01642 231428 daytime or 01751 433233 evenings please allow 2 days for delivery

[Bailey 16]

Was the sound out off them ok?? I heard a few off the cheap ones and they like something you hear at a childrens party. Cant find a number for Keats anywhere does anyboby have it ar know where there office is.

[Guest coney catcher99]

yes mate they are very good for the money not the usual shit on ebay, i got a film here of making hunting horns by henry keat its interesting to see how they are made, have a look here if you want to spend quiete a bit http://www.calcuttandsons.co.uk/horns.htm

[bill88 6]

I usually have a look at my local hunts open day,i have picked up a decent second hand horn for less than a tenner.