Why do French hornists keep a hand inside their bell?

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Why do French hornists keep a hand inside their bell?

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It’s a mute. The player can control the volume of the sound by altering how they position their hand inside the bell.

It’s also, obviously, to help hold the instrument up; there’s no other natural spot to put your other hand with the way the French horn is designed.

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