The Hornstick might be a good solution for my 14 year old student who was born without a right arm. (She plays with perfect intonation, by the way). She is getting big enough now that supporting the bell on the leg can be awkward, but she can't really elevate the horn as I do when I play.
As for the right hand use, my young pupil's example has convinced me that we perfect hornists (in the medical sense of having complete body parts) may rely too much on the right hand for intonation control, and possibly overuse it to modify the tone too. She may be at a disadvantage in the future when it comes to hand stopping ability, but maybe with a prosthesis and a brass stopping mute she could fare pretty well. You should see my student flip the horn around to drain the water from it. It's amazing, but it terrifies me sometimes. I often offer to "give her a hand", and she appreciates the joke. Bob Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music University of Idaho -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Francis Pau Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 11:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Hornstick Dear Hans: Today the only item on the horn list serve is a recommendation for your Hornstick from a satisfied customer.....see below Message: 1 Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:39:12 +0000 (GMT) From: luis murillo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Freeneck - Hornstick To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hello friends: I used to support my horn on the leg. I have tried many times to play off the leg with not success. I always felt that my sound change very much. After I got a Hornstick I could play off he leg, got the same sensation of supporting the instrument on my leg, and the sound did not change. Also the projection off the sound improved. The Hornstick is a very useful tool for my playing. Luis Murillo Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra. Maybe you could ask some of your satisfied customers to write in as well...I am glad that your item is being sold by Paxman of London but to increase sales you need to get the information and endorsements on the Hornstick out to potential customers and make it easy to purchase.. Just a thought Regards, Francis > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/dickow%40uidaho.edu _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
