>From my own playing experience, I think the schmidt style horn has the most >solid easy to play mid-range of any horn out their, bar non. It also is >renowned for having the fluid slur between the two sides of the horn which I >find to be true also. The major drawback to the Schmidt style is the ackward >reach for the thumb valve and some horns have been know to have a bad high Bb. > I currently have a very old Lidl schmidt wrap in gold brass that has a very >easy reach for the thumb valve. I bought it off ebay in very rough condition >from somebody in Germany. I had Dennis Houghton bring it back to life and it >is quite a nice horn. I find the geyer wrap horn to be very even and >consistant in play through all the registers. I personal prefer the smaller ( >more resistant ) playing horns, I think they are much easier to play cleanly >on in technical passages. The big horns are just too sloppy sounding in >technical play.
----- Original Message ---- From: John C. Hipol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 9:15:39 AM Subject: [Hornlist] Geyer vs. Schmidt? I'm wondering what the main differences are between the Geyer and Schmidt wrap horns concerning sound, playing characteristics, tapers, etc. The two horns seem to be grouped together in the same category of smaller orchestral horns, so any thoughts distinguishing the two are welcome. _________________________________________________________________ Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live Messenger! Get it now http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/ndspmustang%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
