RE: [Hornlist] horn advice

2006-05-12 Thread Hans.Pizka
Sorry, are you simplifying your horn playing the same way you are simplifying your writing style Just a question. = -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[Hornlist] horn advice

2006-05-12 Thread cwrig608
ok so here is my problem im a college student majoring on the horn and ive been playing on a conn 8d and a yamaha 668 for the past three years nowi knew that i would have to get a new horn eventualy and now is that time... so my problem is that the yamaha horns ive tried , 668-ii, have a gr

RE: [Hornlist] Pressure device and excess pressure

2006-05-12 Thread Chris Tedesco
I was just about to say that! Even thinner than the Pizka is the Osmun Vienna rim. Also available in smaller inner diameters. Takes a little getting used to at first but now I can't play much else because it feels like it's inhibiting vibration. Chris --- Steve Freides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

RE: [Hornlist] Pressure device and excess pressure

2006-05-12 Thread Hans.Pizka
Hello Dave, you meant "I borrowed one ..." & not "I burrowed one ... " which would have been something quite different .. == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [

RE: [Hornlist] Pressure device and excess pressure

2006-05-12 Thread Steve Freides
Have you considered a mouthpiece with a thinner rim? I recently started playing with one of Hans Pizka's and, although I'm still adapting, one of the first things I noticed was that my endurance was better, and from what I understand of these things (which is precious little) it's likely that the

[Hornlist] Pressure device and excess pressure

2006-05-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hello all- I was wondering if anyone knows the best/cheapest place to buy one of those pressure devices (I think they're called Alexander Pressure Devices)? I burrowed one a few years ago when I had a massive battle to get rid of extreme excess pressure and it helped a lot. But recently I to

[Hornlist] Re: Works for Horn and Flute - flames

2006-05-12 Thread phirsch
Perhaps some of this reaction may simply depend on one's tolerance of the sound of the flute. I happen to be one of those (whose numbers happen to have included Mozart - not that I'm comparing myself to him, mind you) who just cringe when asked to listen to flute music being played, even if the mus

Re: [Hornlist] re: Burton Hardin

2006-05-12 Thread Paul Mansur
I too am saddened to learn of Burt's demise. I was his first horn teacher back in 1950 when he was in Junior High school, and I was a senior student at the University of Oklahoma. He went on to accomplish a lot during his career as a player and teacher. He hosted two International Horn Socie