If man was meant to fly he'd have been born with wings - such as if a man were meant to be carted about the almighty himself would have the merit and tenacity to attach to our limbs wheels forthwith!
I do indeed realize the culpability of this new valve mechanism, but being of sound mind I cannot recommend it verily. One must learn a completely new system of music making, and I trust that if one has that much available time in their schedule then they may as well become a printer or a stableman as well as a musician! I also wish to note that I did manage to spot a quite ingenious and extraordinary method of changing the tonic of the instrument - and indeed it is called a "Cors Omnitonique!" I had the privilege of spotting such an instrument in Paris (and may I say it is a monstrosity which does spook the horses) last summer, and while it did provide a great deal of flexibility, the sheer magnitude of metal that it contained within was remarkable. I say, after only ten minutes of playing my arms were so tired that it was difficult to lift a fork for dinner! (Boy I wish we still talked like that) -William -----Original Message----- From: Simon Varnam <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 8:05 pm Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Non-Transposing stop mute William, Haven't you heard of this new device called a "valve" which removes the need to actually detach the crooks? Admittedly, I can't quite see how you'd operate 17 of them with only 2 hands, but woodwind players seem to have found a variety of solutions. You can dispense with the pack animal too as there are now wheeled devices with "engines" that can move by themselves. Isn't it amazing? Ah, the future for horn-playing is bright! SPV On 2010/05/20, at 2:00, [email protected] wrote: > Don't forget a set of 17 crooks (or equivalent groups of crooks) for transposition without a mute. > > And a pack animal of some kind so you can cart all this stuff around. > > -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/archive%40jab.org
