Dennis Houghton wrote:"It struck me that the NY Philharmonic section all play cut bell Schmid horns... and they apparently manage to "get by"."
I hate to add "me too" posts, but apropos of the above sentiment no less an authority than Barry Tuckwell once said to me that he could carry any horn he wanted anywhere in the world, and if he felt it made a difference he'd take a fixed bell horn. Needless to say, all the horns he carried were cut bell horns. And, I have customers who swear that the more massive Alexander rings improve their Yamaha 667s, whereas the smaller Yamaha original equipment rings do not. Finally, I will relate a story told me once by Randy Harrison (who can correct me if I get it wrong): Randy once asked Merriwether why he cut the bell so low, and whether he did it to achieve a certain acoustic effect? Merriwether pointed to the extremely thin Paxman case and said, "I did it so it would fit in that." -- *Regards, Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited* _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
