"That will allow me to trill quickly between the bells." Now there is a phrase I never thought I'd hear!

As she played unmuted/unmuted. I had the impression of one horn sounding, and a replying horn in the distance. One horn player doing the work of two. Symphony accountants will love this. Tremendous potential, musically and financially.

First thought.... Dr. Seuss would be proud.

I wish I had enough money to customize a french horn. I can't even afford a decent factory double horn to play. Makes me wonder how many French Horn players out there never get the chance because of the cost of the instrument. Sorry, got on a tangent. I do love that you are experimenting and making new ways for composers to write. That is amazing.

I just LOVE this! It is fantastic & inspirational to see instances and examples of creative innovation continuing with classical instruments that haven't seen much of that in the modern age...

Ridiculous. Now get a case for it.

Just for the sake of aesthetics (and the pun), someone should make a 3 belled horn and call it Cerberus.

I randomly stumbled across this today whilst searching for something else, but I’m so glad I did! How thrilling to have your own totally unique horn, were I a horn player I’d love this level of creativity. Congrats to your and your builder!

Wow! A composers delight! I don't play the french horn, but it seems they have to provide the middle ground in the orchestra. This horn sounds amazing. Having to supply the dynamics of a trumpet then a woodwind makes a lot more sense. Not mention the wow factor of Fortepiano and Sforzando Piano! Bravo!

For those asking if there is any music for this instrument, Christine recorded a duet for double bell horn and piano in 2015 which you can buy from Amazon: www.amazon.com/Duo-Double-Bell-Horn-Piano/dp/B00YZ3099A (also on Spotify and iTunes, if you have those services) At one point, the Ensemble Musikfabrik she plays in did a concert for double bell trombone (!) and ensemble, where ALL brass players were required to use double belled instruments, so supposedly all of them - not just Christine - has had this sort of modification done to the instrument. However she took some time off during that project so a colleague Frank Lloyd filled in for her on what I presume is the same horn as in the video. www.exroyalmarinesbandsmen.net/FLloyddblhrn.htm There may have been more compositions in the past 6 years, but if the number of modified instruments are few and far between, it might mostly be one-offs. Ensemble Musikfabrik by the way has posted KZfaq videos about double bell trumpet and double bell trombone too, so look those up if you like. When it comes to double bell euphonium, trumpet and even small tubas, it almost seems like standard practise so perhaps putting it on the French horn is what makes it special.

as if a normal F.horn wasn't hard enough to play

should find a way to play two separate notes from each bell so you can harmonise with yourself.

Behold! She hath Created, The Dr. Seussaphone! xD And it's definitely the best sounding oddity I've ever seen.

How exciting! I wish you nothing but the best.

It looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.

Absolutely magnificent! What a joy that such craftmanship to create such and instrument exists, along with the ebullient curiosity to play it!

It is so awesome to see someone so passionate about what love and then they think way outside the box and create wonderful things. Well Done!!

With two microphones, you could do some seriously intense stereo pingpong effects :)

Christie, your mother would be so proud of you, designing a new instrument, WOW

As both a French Horn player and a bass trombone player I love this and must have one when I can afford it

That's bonkers! I love it!

that was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! great sound

Wow ... What a pretty, intelligent lady.... and a musician ..... very nice !!!

That is hilarious and cool at the same time. I played double horn for 12 years and want to start again. I like how this puts the fun and adventure into such a normally asture instrument.

This is so interesting!!!!! Im so glad there's genuely imaginative explorative people like you out there. Have fun with it and please share more so we can know about it. Congrats

Pretty sure I saw that horn in a Dr. Seuss book.

It has a beautiful clear sound.

私の脳みそでは何を言ってるのか分かりませんがとても落ち着く音でした

It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 🎶

nice instrument. I myself have developed a double bell trumpet. it all started with the fascination with the echo bell.

AMAZING! I love this more than I can say. AWESOME.

The child I never knew I wanted.

It’s the awesome-sounding SEUSS-aphone!

Yay even more spit

One criticism: show first, explain later.

Was all this done in by one man! The lady has a good grasp of technical things. For me this is perfection! Thanks for the video.

Next step is to make this thing steam powered! Love it.

Those colors sound great

I'm not a horn player, or a brass player in any manner, but this looks so interesting. The sounds are amazing!

Amazing. The difference in tones are very discernable.

This is incredible.

that is an amazing piece of art too!

This makes a lot of sense why you would do this, it adds a bunch of new effects and other things mentioned in this video, probably won't become a thing but still can be used in a great way!

Wowwwwwww 👏! Very Very good!! Brasil, Rio de Janeiro!!

such amazing tone quality

Is there anywhere I can find a recording of this horn being played?

Так здорово, красиво и изобретательно. Жаль, что у нас в России никогда такого не будет.

From someone who can only play the fool, thank you ! !

Very cool. Very creative idea!

I've seen double-bell horns at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota.

I would be concerned about the tension that would build in the horn when the bell is front facing and holding a large mute (say a bass trombone bucket mute). Maybe add some braces in a second version? (Though that would limit the speed in which one could shift bell direction) Or perhaps have a stand that would support the weight? All in all, this is really cool and I want to hear more!!

That's a trip! :-) That guy must amazingly patient, if he made every part.

You are one crazy lady..... That is so neat! (and yes, it does look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book). I want to write for that sucker.

The creative mind knows no limits!

I want one! But in trumpet form.

This should be commercially available.

this looks amazing!

Great concept! Brilliant!! Congrats!!!

Excellent!!

Congratulations... The most important aspect is sound and it is very good...

Vous êtes géniale. Laurence

das ist ja super geil!

We need such instruments in Zambia

Very unusual. Two horns in one, extraordinary.

Straight up some Dr. Seuss shit, boy I tell you what.

Gut bestückt ist doppelt bestückt.Da erblassen die Bang-Brothers vor Neid.

what a fantastic double horn :-)

Amazing horn. She's amazing too!

AMAZING!

Have you ever heard of the "Shew Horn"? It's a double bell trumpet played by Bobby Shew for fast mute changes. Play with us in the PWCB Coast Guard Picnic.

Play at 5:27

You are a great machinist.

That is pretty crazy. I played horn in school and would be interested to mess around with that one.

The issue of what instrument to use in marching band is now solved (Horn sound goes straight back, mellophones have big sight-blocking bells and "odd" intonation). We can just use this for it, and life will be good.

Very interesting look and sound!

That sounded like two french horns playing in close harmony. She found the cheat code to French Horn awesome!

Doppel Blasen - what could be better?! 😁

That was so cool sounding.

ホルンが魔改造されてること以外何も分からんww

agree - what fun!

Looks like something out of Harry Potter.

Love the sound! wish i had a set of samples for this instrument...

That's a funny horn, never seen anything like that before.😀

you decapitated a bass trombone for your horn!!!! hahaha good fun! awesome project.

has science gone too far?

I want to join you Christine,I'm in South Africa

Ohhh wow....this is either a composers dream or nightmare...would love to get my hands on one and see how it works

Usually, when you play the horn, must place your right hand inside, but in this case, with two horn bells , how do you do? Regards from Argentina

Wicked! With the mute it almost has a trumpet sound.

Beautiful horn!

5:28 is where to start... then watch it from the beginning. Awesome horn, great idea, thanks.

Richard Wagner & Gustav Mahler would have loved the possibilities.

not a fan of the mute, too much of a contrast between the two bells for it to sound good when switching between them

Que belleza 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

OMG!!! IT'S THE UNICORN OF THE FRENCH HORN WORLD!!!! I THINK I HAD A DREAM ABOUT THIS ONCE!!!... I am so happy right now. :)

THAT. IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

I think it's awesome!

Excellent

Dual flowmasters good performance

IF IT AINT THIS IT AINT A DOUBLE HORN