William, The comparison between both came up implicating that the Vienna System should have two valves combined for each tube elongation as the McCracken should have with the two rotary valvesy combined.
Once more, you seem not being able or willing to follow my arguments. I said "nothing against innovations, but the best innovation will become impractzicable, if it puts too much hazard to the player, better said, to the professional player, when have to manage the alignement of two rotors, special minutes before a delicate performance, when the stress impacts the players nerves anyway. The mis-alignement of a single rotor for 1/2 of a millimeter can influence the attack of a delicate entrance most negatively. This is the problem Not the maker, not the desigfn, not the construction, but again the HUMAN SOFTWARE. It does not interest nobody, what others say about the playing conditions of a certain instrument, if tried out in the artist manufacturers work studio, where everything can be adjusted instantly. But it interests the horn community, what excellent players report after they have used this instrument "IN COMBAT". Amateur opinion is not valid enough for professionals. Even you must understand that. We professional have other criteria than those players who dont make a living by playing the horn. Even you might be an excellent technician & a good past time horn player - I would never question that, how could I - but to judge an instrument, you need more, special a permanent good embouchure. Would you, as a good or very good amateur soccer player dare to stand with one the good professional soccer teams, could you keep pace with them ? Surely not. So it is good, if you out yourself with a certain opinion, which is respected by the community, but stop attacking the professionals, if they produce their frank opinion about practility of this & that in the horn-field. Please !!! Accept, that there is a lot in the practical horn world, which you cannot know, things only known by us professional, because we experienced all that on a multitude of occasions. Accept, that it makes a big difference if one plays two hours every day (with exceptions) or if one plays 35 hours a week or more for twenty, thirty or 40 or 50 years. #################################################################################### Am 10.07.2010 um 16:48 schrieb [email protected]: > I know how the pumpenhorn valves work - and the McCracken is a > completely different concept. > > I do find it odd how I've heard absolutely nothing bad about this > configuration from those who have played it, and heavy skepticism > from those who haven't even seen it. > > -William > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 10:02 am > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] McCracken 8 Valve Single Bb > > > Paul & William, > > > > have you ever seen a Viennes valve - inside ? It is much simpler than > > a rotary valve. > > The difference is the fact, that the valves action is divided for > > inlet & outlet, which work as > > simultaneously activated pistons, which are assembled each other in > > the opposite way. > > > > The McCracken horn in question (have never seen it) should have two > > rotary valves, acting > > simultaneously. So the description. No opposition to innovations > > except if excess weight is > > loaded to the instrument. No opposition against innovations, if > > adjustments can be made > > by the player easily, adjustment to make perfect rotor alignement. > > > > Furthermore, connecting two rotary valves needs linkage, which will > > act with changing the direction > > of movement for 90 degrees twice at least. This is not the case with > > the Viennese valve (double piston). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
