Time for some interservice rivalry. Last time I was at Fort Lost-in-the Wood Mo (about 18 months back), the Army Band there was using 8Ds. Guess the Army wrote better horn specifications.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathryn Cummings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hornlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:07 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Re: student horns > Sonja - were those 6 Yahamas with poor intonation purchased all at the > same time, by chance? The reason I ask is that I'm in the Navy Band in > Jacksonville, FL & the Navy purchased a bunch of Yamaha 668s (not > custom, but I guess what you could call the "intermediate" horns) for > the entire fleet & they all suck. They are virtually impossible to > tune, among other problems. I was very surprised, because up to that > point I had never had any problems with Yamahas. I own an outstanding > 867 (which I obviously use instead of the bad 668 checked out to me) > and have played excellent 567s, 667s & 668s. Because the student horns > are mass-produced, there seems to be a certain degree of inconsistency. > Apparently, the Navy got the "bottom of the barrel" horns that some > distributor was looking for a way to get rid of. I wonder if this is > what happened to your students. > > I still highly recommend the 567, but, like any horn purchase, suggest > playing it before buying. While I personally can't stand the things, > Holton 179s seem to be fairly consistent & generally good for student > use. Being a fully grown adult with VERY small hands, I can't say I > recommend 6Ds or 8Ds for students mainly due to the grip size. > Meanwhile, I'm still lobbying the folks at Navy supply to purchase > custom Yamaha 667s & 668s - don't worry, though - I'm not holding my > breath! > > Cathryn Cummings > Navy Band Southeast > > _______________________________________________ > Horn mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn _______________________________________________ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
