I looked at the Pizka pumpenhorn... it is a thing of beauty. The Pizka classic he has on there with the mother of pearl inlay is gorgeous as well.
Thanks for the information. I know now which one I want to save for :) -William In a message dated 2/23/2004 3:27:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi William, > > The YHR-801 was purchased from Marty Hackleman > in 1998 for an undisclosed price. I believe about 40-50 > of them were made of which I think 2 made it to the > states. The Vienna Phil has a set and I'm not sure > where the others are. A Yamaha rep told me that > the parts are made in Japan but assembled in Vienna. > He said the cost would be around 6-7000USD. There > has been input that the new horns are not the same as > the old and that they may have a new model number > of YHR-601. It's been a few years since I looked into the > Yamaha so the info may be inaccurate. Also, none of > the reps at Yamaha that I talked to were sure of the > Vienna horn status/model number/price/etc. > > Keep in mind that the leadpipe is a crook on the Vienna > horn and if the horn doesn't play to your liking, a crook > change may make the difference. > > IMHO, one of the best buys right now is the Pizka. The > ones I've played have had a marvelous velvety tone, no > "bad" notes and the workmanship was as good as it gets. > The only negative I've heard is the loud action, however, > that is the sound of a Vienna horn. The dual pistons > thump when they return and they are as loud on my > Yamaha as any other horn I've played. If anyone knows > how to silence the return noise on a Vienna horn please > let me know! BTW, the Pizka is priced at 4,110 euros. > > After the Pizka, I would try the Jungwirth. Both horns are > currently being made and multiple copies may be available > to play. The Alexander might be the third horn on the list. > > Regards, Jerry in Kansas City _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
