William, who let you try a "Cor omnitonique" in Paris ? The museum people ? - And you could lift a fork after that barely ??? Do you hold the fork by the left hand ? If so, you must leave any dinner table in France because having broken dining custom.
################################################################################################################### Am 20.05.2010 um 03:06 schrieb [email protected]: > > 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/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
