French Horn Mouthpieces
Your Art is Our Craft.
Denis Wick created 3 different styles of French horn mouthpieces and a variety of size and performance modifications to provide you with the perfect mouthpiece for your specific sound. Find your perfect fit with our French Horn mouthpiece trial resources below.
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Trial Tips
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Product Key
Learn more about each part of the mouthpiece in Denis Wick Tips blog post, Mouthpieces 101.
- Cup Diameter: Notated in mm
- Rim Width: N (narrow rim), No Letter (wide rim), Notated in mm
- Cup Contour: N/A
- Throat: Notated in mm
- Shank and Backbore (Classic): FL (standard shank), F (European shank)
Backbore: Barrel (free blowing), V-type (projecting
French Horn Mouthpiece List
| Mouthpiece | Size | Cup Diameter | Rim Width | Throat | Backbore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-2 | 18.50 | 4.30 | 4.80 | V-type |
| Prestige | 2 | 18.25 | 4.30 | 4.80 | |
| Classic | 4N | 18.00 | 3.92 | 4.70 | Barrel |
| Classic | 4 | 18.00 | 5.00 | 4.70 | Barrel |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-4 | 18.00 | 4.30 | 4.70 | V-type |
| Prestige | 3 | 17.80 | 4.30 | 4.65 | |
| Classic | 5 | 17.50 | 4.93 | 4.60 | Barrel |
| Classic | 5N | 17.50 | 3.90 | 4.60 | Barrel |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-5 | 17.50 | 4.30 | 4.60 | V-type |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-5.5 | 17.40 | 4.30 | 4.50 | V-type |
| Prestige | 4 | 17.40 | 4.30 | 4.50 | |
| Classic | 6N | 17.25 | 3.88 | 4.50 | Barrel |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-6 | 17.25 | 4.30 | 4.50 | V-type |
| Classic | 7 | 17.00 | 4.48 | 4.50 | Barrel |
| Classic | 7N | 17.00 | 3.85 | 4.50 | Barrel |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-7 | 17.00 | 4.10 | 4.50 | V-type |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-8 | 16.80 | 4.30 | 4.50 | V-type |
| Prestige | 7 | 16.80 | 4.20 | 4.70 | |
| Denis Wick-Paxman | DWPAX-9 | 16.55 | 4.50 | 4.40 | V-type |
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French Horn Mutes
Your Art is Our Craft.
Denis Wick Mutes have all been designed by musicians, inspired to improve your performance. From non-resonant practice and travel mutes, to brilliant projecting straight mutes, Denis Wick mutes are widely used by students to professionals around the world.
Denis Wick Mutes:
A Spectrum of Sounds
In the world of brass playing, mutes have nothing to do with silence, and everything to do with sound enhancement.
A Practical Aid to Beautiful Sound
The choice of a Denis Wick practice mute helps create this minor miracle in a way that no others can.
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french Horn Accessories
Your Art is Our Craft.
Denis Wick offers a variety of brass instrument accessories to assist your performance, and keep your gear clean and protected when you’re done.
French Horn Advice
Denis Wick Tips is a weekly blog which provides performance, career, educational, and product advice. Drawing from the experience of our Denis Wick artist and ambassador groups and over 50 years of industry experience of Denis Wick Products, Denis Wick tips supports performers, students, educators, parents, and everyone in between!
French Horn artists & Ambassadors
Denis Wick is honored to support a wide variety of professional musicians around the world. The Denis Wick Artist group exclusively performs on Denis Wick Product, while the Denis Wick Ambassadors group includes artists who use Denis Wick products in addition to other manufacturers. Make sure to visit the Denis Wick Tips Blog to read articles and watch clinics all provided by the members of the Denis Wick Artist Groups.
