Last time I checked, no one in the Columbus Symphony plays a 10D anymore. I remember vaguely someone mentioning at a horn workshop in Columbus, perhaps Scott Bacon, that their section played on 10Ds. When the quartet came out, someone asked what they were playing, and there wasn't a single 10d in the lot.
I heard also there was a number of modifications made on each horn in section. Someone had a burr in their leadpipe, I am not mistaken. Chris --- Mark Louttit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Conn 11D's can be very good horns. Kevin Owen, a Boston freelancer plays one > as part of his professional horn collection as do several other members of > the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. There is a player in the Milwaukee > Symphony who plays one. I know that Julia Rose has favorable things to say > about Conn Geyer wrap models on her website. > > As far as Conn 8D's being purchased and played professionally, they are > still being played by professionals and not all of them were made in > Elkhart. You are going to find Eastlake horns and yes even a few Abilene > horns out there in professional use. A few years ago I heard the New York > Philharmonic horn section play quartets in Hartford. The second horn was > playing on a Conn 8DR which is definitely Eastlake. > > Like all horns (factory or hand made) each is unique and not all are equal. > If you decide on an 11D, try several. > > Some like the 10D which has a smaller throat and I think also bell diameter > (One Conn rep doesn't agree with me, but the bell measurements I've taken on > a Conn 11D and a Conn 10D are 121/4 inches and 12 inches respectively...but > then again factory specs change). Personally, if you are thinking of > purchasing a factory made Geyer wrap horn, both the Conn 11D and 10D should > be on your "short list" of horns to try, along with Yamaha and the new > Merker Geyer models. > > My two euros, anyway... > > Mark L. > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
