I got the same done with my horns, low, very low cut, so they fitted into probably the smalles horn case, which was a board case by RIMOWA, special designed to fit under the seat. - and it still had room for the concert shoes and the mute.
################################################################## Am 14.04.2011 um 19:18 schrieb Brass Arts Unlimited: > Dennis Houghton wrote:"It struck me that the NY Philharmonic section all > play cut bell Schmid > horns... and they apparently manage to "get by"." > > I hate to add "me too" posts, but apropos of the above sentiment no less an > authority than Barry Tuckwell once said to me that he could carry any horn > he wanted anywhere in the world, and if he felt it made a difference he'd > take a fixed bell horn. Needless to say, all the horns he carried were cut > bell horns. > > And, I have customers who swear that the more massive Alexander rings > improve their Yamaha 667s, whereas the smaller Yamaha original equipment > rings do not. > > Finally, I will relate a story told me once by Randy Harrison (who can > correct me if I get it wrong): Randy once asked Merriwether why he cut the > bell so low, and whether he did it to achieve a certain acoustic effect? > Merriwether pointed to the extremely thin Paxman case and said, "I did it so > it would fit in that." > > -- > *Regards, > > Dave Weiner > Brass Arts Unlimited* > _______________________________________________ > 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
