Howard wrote: <<The 176, however, was quite a different story. I thought it sounded great, was very well balanced between registers and the sides of the horn, very responsive, with no bad notes, and with good intonation. It reminded me in some ways of a Lawson Classical. Not as good as the Lawson, but also a whole lot cheaper and no wait. If it had been a screw bell, I would have whipped out the old plastic and taken it home then and there; some days I still regret not having done so anyway.>>
I have to second what Howard says about the H-176 (H-276 cut bell). I'm so happy I got mine when I did. I'll be ever grateful to the 2 professional horn players who encouraged me to try it. I'm no horn expert. I've owned (or leased) six different horns and tried out literally dozens of others, including the uber expensive ones. I have never found one that I could play any better than my Merker. (That's not to say that someone else couldn't play them better, just not me! ha ha!) Howard is right about the intonation. The thing I like best, however, is how easy it is to play. I can play it for a long time w/o getting tired because it simply takes less energy. I guess that means it has a "good response?" Valerie Wells "The Balanced Embouchure" for French Horn ____________________________________________________________ Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsEGrDtDymNBfl2ESEzqzSu20p2JBCHa9KfGYQs3nX1x2v4gfe2iyM/ _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
