Well Richard, So I sound like a Mac guy, eh? Nah, I use Ubuntu, so that argument can fly out the window (s). As to your comment about Paxman being large horns, I agree they're large bore. That's exactly what I was looking for when I purchased my first Alex. I had in mind either a Paxman or an Alex. In case you didn't know, the Alex is also big, it's a .475 horn.
Personally, I've never had any complaints trying to blend with an 8D, in one of my orchestras the Principal plays on an 8D, and we've got a great blend. In fact, he has told me he wishes we could together more often due to our blending ability. I think either one of my Alexanders can blend with any freakin' 8D on the planet. If I remember correctly, the Germans like large DARK horns! I guess we do agree on one point; if we wanted 8D's we'd buy em. I personally don't care for them. I am speaking from experience, since my mother bought me an N series Elkhart for my high school graduation present and I played it all the way through college. Being young and in love, I sold the horn to muster up enough money to get married (boy, if I were a golfer, I'd sure as hell would have asked for a Mulligan on that one! Not so much as for getting married, but what I could have gotten for the horn now). I never felt comfortable playing on that horn. Walt Lewis >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/rosmun%40osmun.com >> >> _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
