In high school I regularly played alto horn during marching season. Ours were shaped like miniature baritone horns. I loved them because I could wail on them pretty strongly and be heard, yet I don't think I ever managed to miss a note. They lock in extremely well. They are up an 'octave' but--if I recall-- we played ours as if they sounded in F but used trumpet fingerings. Our school instruments were fairly well in tune, if you can hear at all you can adjust while playing. Over the years I've asked high school students if they have ever used these instruments, and it is interesting that nobody seems to have ever heard of them.
Robert Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hans Pizka Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:09 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Alto circular horn E flat to Natural Horn?? But one has to consider, that the whole taper is designed for the shorter Alto horn & NOT for the double long natural horn in E-flat perhaps. Adding some cylindrical tube length in the middle will not make anything. The intonation will be most terrible. <snip> _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
