William, I ordered a non-transposing stop mute a couple of years ago to give it a try. (Best Brass) I returned it for two reasons. The most important reason was that I was not happy with the sound. It did not sound like stopped horn to me. Secondly, I could not get used to not transposing when using the mute. Old habits die hard. Personally, I always prefer to use hand stopping. That is the sound that composers have in mind, with the exception of some modern composers. I have a stop mute, but I use it very rarely.
By the way, thanks for tangling with Hans. We haven't had this much fun for a while. ;) CORdially, Luke Zyla 2nd horn, WV Symphony Orchestra www.wvsymphony.org By the way, our section just completed our 25th season with the same four players. Can anyone else boast of such longevity? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Non-Transposing stop mute > > I'm honestly on the fence about it. > > The reason? Because I'm sure people said the exact same thing when valves > were invented, when the automobile was invented, etc. > > I mean if you think about it, why use a cell phone if you can just walk up > to a phone if you need to call someone? > > We have cars, but we still know how to walk. We have valves, but good horn > players still know how to play on the natural horn and how to use the > right hand. > > -William > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard V. West <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 4:35 pm > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Non-Transposing stop mute > > > What's the big deal about a non-transposing stop mute? Just transpose, > already! It's good for the brain, your self confidence, and self esteem. > Besides, what about all those times some unenlightened composer (and you > know who they are) writes a stop note in the middle of a sequence of > open notes? You use the hand....and as far as I know, nobody is > marketing a non-transposing hand. > > Richard in Seattle > > On 5/12/2010 10:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> True. But I know a few people that prefer to have them on most doubles >> that > they own. I wouldn't mind having one on both of the doubles I own. >> >> -William > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40suddenlink.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
