Dear Paul: Great story! I had no idea that you were that close to Mr. Geyer. I want to hear a lot of Geyer stories when next we visit.
Was the "Geyer wrap" his invention or did he just perfect it? Julio de la Rosa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Horn repair?? > Dear Alex, > You could always try what I did. > When I first moved to Chicago, I had learned a lot about soldering and dent > work on my own-but I really wanted to apprentice with someone who could teach > me how to build horns. > I went to Carl Geyer's shop every day for about 2 weeks and watched him work. > It took about that long for me to get up the courage to ask him if I could > apprentice with him. > When I finally did, he told me he didn't have time to teach any one-he was > too busy-and he had tried it in the past and one or two people had worked out > but generally it did not work out. > I was very unhappy about that and decided that my only way to learn from him > would be to watch > him work. > I continued to come to his shop every day for about 4 hours a day and we > developed a very cordial relationship. > After about 2 months he gave me a very strange look and said "sit down-we > must talk. > Are you going to come here every day?" > to which I replied "YES" > He shook his head and said "Then I'd better put you to work" > I spent the first 6 months holding things, retrieving dent balls and tools > when he dropped them and was generally a "gofer" whenever he needed materials > from local suppliers. > Then he started to teach me . > The end result of this was I spent two years with him until he retired. > One day after he had retired (we had continued to have a relationship-he > would call and want to go to lunch or something to get out of the house), he > called me and said he wanted me to come to his house. > I went to his house and he told me that I was the one he felt he could trust > to continue his work > and he gave me all of his templates, mandrels, and many tools and said > someday when you get tired of playing, you can make my horns. > He was a fantastic teacher, a very warm and caring person, a genius about the > craft of hornmaking, and quite a life philosopher. > One of the saddest days of my life was the day I played in the quartet (that > he had requested) at his funeral. > This approach is a different one ,but you never can tell if it would work > with someone unless you tried it!!?? > Paul Navarro-Custom Horn > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jdelarosa%40ameritech.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
