Just to add a touch of nuance, perhaps, Arnold Jacobs believed that if an
embouchure was pretty functional, even though unconventional, one should
pretty, pretty much leave it alone--and to demonstrate that he would provide
beautiful tone production with various extreme embouchure placements. And
I was looking over a horn at a local estate/garage sale.
Along the side of the bell throat, it had
A L E X A N D R E
engraved, and made in italy on the end of the lead pipe.
Piston change valve, 3 regular rotary valves.
My guess is that it's 50+ year old junk, an Alex clone. Further
Junk...at least it sounds it not having seen it. Here is a link that may help.
http://www.hornplayer.net/archive/a307.html
Jeff C.
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Movies I enjoyed alot were The Red Violin and one already mentioned,
Brassed Off. Also Mozart in the Jungle was quite a read indeed, written by
an oboist in the NY Phil (as I recall,but it's been awhile). Definitely a good
summer choice.
And going way back,there was a film that had a very
I just received a request from my friend and list-member Eva Heater, who is
unable to post directly to the list for some unknown technical reasons,
that I convey this addition:
the 'Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano', an
autobiography of a former slave and horn player. The
David, Carlberg and list,
David, thanks for remembering this more clearly than I was able to. And
also, thanks to Carlberg who sent me the text the first time around a
number of years ago.
An equal music by Vikram Seth has been recommended to me by a former
colleague at the music library that
Hey everyone,
So since we are on the topic of books related to music, I was wondering if
there was a book that was like the bible to Brass instrument making. Lately I
have been really interested in Brass/Horn Making and was hoping there was
someone out there who knew of a book that talks
As long as we've gotten this far away from fiction, I'll mention these.
First, I agree with whoever suggested Shaw's music criticism. Sarah
gave me this (all three volumes!) for Christmas a couple of years ago.
I figured I'd dip into it here and there, but I've been reading it,
off and on,
Howard Sanner wrote:
A few comments about Shaw's music criticism. First, he has something
to say. Second, he simply writes far better than any other music critic.
Ow! Mencken is right up there with Shaw, in his own iconoclastic and
erudite way. But good that you provided some insight to
hello hornlisters!
I'm going overseas to europe with my youth orchestra in a couple days, and I
was wondering how I should best pack my horn for transport on the plane. It
unfortunately will be in the luggage compartment underneath the plane, but
it is in its hardcase. are there any tricks to
At 6:03 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote:
I'm going overseas to europe with my youth orchestra in a couple days, and I
was wondering how I should best pack my horn for transport on the plane. It
unfortunately will be in the luggage compartment underneath the plane, but
it is in its hardcase.
Assuming from your note that your case does not fit carry-on
measurement requirements, and that you have a fixed-bell horn.
Carlberg's advice sounds good if you really, really have to trust it
to those sensitive gorillas who handle baggage. Some folks advocate
'double boxing' (horn in box with
from what I've heard, they seem to be losetening the pressure off the
strings, and just relying on their formfitted carbon fiber cases (damn
string players). I like the packing peanuts option, and I think that I'll go
with that, thank you. and no, it dosen't have a screwbell
On 6/29/07, Fred
At 7:24 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote:
from what I've heard, they seem to be losetening the pressure off the
strings, and just relying on their formfitted carbon fiber cases (damn
string players). I like the packing peanuts option, and I think that I'll go
with that, thank you. and no, it
A few years ago the Dallas Symphony toured Europe. According to one member
when they arrived at their first stop all the basses had been handled poorly
and suffered for it. They were all immediately taken to an instrument
repair shop to fix the damage and made playable.
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well, it turns out that because we're traveling as a group, I'm limited to
the size of the horn case for storing it. so are there any other
possibilities for arranging it so that I don't need a big box?
On 6/29/07, Carlberg Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 7:24 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad
At 7:37 PM -0400 6/29/07, sirgallihad wrote:
well, it turns out that because we're traveling as a group, I'm limited to
the size of the horn case for storing it. so are there any other
possibilities for arranging it so that I don't need a big box?
Of course you'll check size limits for
Hello, more important than all the outside packing is it, to
prevent the heavier valve section to rip off the body of the
horn. To do so, you place a 4 x 2 piece of 0,5 thick moss
rubber or other semi-hard semi-soft piece between lower
side of the valve section the tuning slide on the back of
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