Sound is very personal like a finger print. But this rule is just for the very advanced. I understand, that many, perhaps too many players in your hemisphere want to play their particular way & their particular sound, a sound they prefer. But how about matching with the other players ?
2nd: You can develop nearly identical sounds playing different horns, but of similar type. What does that mean ? A single Bb horn will never sound like a full double, right. An Bb-high-F will also not sound like a full F/Bb or an single Bb. Understood. They will not sound the same on a narrow bore & on a wide bore. Even changing the mouthpiece would not balance it out. Best way is keeping on the type of horn & try the different makers. But YOU will make the horn sound. The different alloys, the different makes just sound such as you make them sound, nothing else. It is up to you, to put your desired sound into the new horn, not the horn playing the desired sound for you. And remember, this issue counts from a certain level upwards. It is no excuse for nobody, to sound such or such. You make the horn sound. BUT, there are preferences due to the fact, that one find this make easier responding to ones way of playing, the other less responsive. The said issue of shorter hands, shorter size or over size, remains a special issue and cannot be generalized by no way. If you are very tall, - I mean really very tall -, you will not become right comfortable on any horn, but you might compensate this by your skill. If you are extremely small, you might not find the right horn to fit yourself, but with certain extra effort you might compensate, but never be comfortable totally. ######################################################## Am 25.04.2011 um 19:35 schrieb Ben Strecker: > I haven't had the wrong horn experience myself, but I'm going shopping soon > and have talked with my current teacher about it, some. His answer was > thought-provoking. > > Everybody has (or should have) a sound that they want to achieve in their > playing, but when they try a horn, they may find that the horn makes it > difficult to get the sound they want. So the right horn would be the horn > that (for that player) most allows them to sound the way they want. > > Ben Strecker > > On Apr 25, 2011, at 1:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:07:20 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Christopher Mudd <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Hornlist] OOPS...wrong horn >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Hello all! >> When players talk about a horn that wasn't the right horn for them..... >> >> >> What did you experience playing a horn that just wasn't a good fit for you? >> >> >> Even if it was a fine instrument. >> >> >> Chris >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
