I have two 103s. And they are two totally different horns. I actually call one "big Alex" and the other "little Alex". Tom Greer gets a big kick out of that.
But the two horns are that much different. Two different size lead pipes, two different bell sizes and one horn is much heaver and is larger than the other. The small horn... Little Alex... is pre-world war two, and is suppose to be???? a copy of the horn built for Bruno Yanacke... sorry about spelling. In the 1920s in Niagara Falls the guy that owned what is now Carborundum started his own pro band... I am told he liked to conduct.... and hired all of the first chair players from the NY Phil to go to Germany and pick out instruments for the band. There were six horns and this is the only one left. I know this about the band because one of the members of that band gave me a rundown on the history. I will be bringing that horn to SA with me. Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired ________________________________ From: Chris Wilhjelm <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 10:35:01 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn Indeed, I purchased that horn (which Bill purchased from James Stagliano) I later sold it to Lisa Taylor who is also on this list c >>> Milton Kicklighter <[email protected]> 6/9/2011 10:25 AM >>> My Congrats Also, It might be of interest to know that Bill Lane played on a Alex 103 when he first came to Buffalo as con principal. It was later that he changed to the Conn 8d. Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired ________________________________ From: Robert N. Ward <[email protected]> To: Horn Mailing List New <[email protected]>; Horn Mailing List - old <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 9:44:04 AM Subject: [Hornlist] LA Phil picks Aussie for Principal Horn While on tour, an old friend told me that the LA Phil chose Andrew Bain, principal horn in Melbourne, to fill their principal position. I had not heard that (some Googling confirmed it), so congrats to Mr. Bain! My friend also told me that Mr. Bain plays on an Alex 103, which would seem to mark a different direction for the LA horn section. Interesting news, I thought, so I figured I'd pass it on. All the best to all of you, worldwide, Bob Robert N. Ward Principal Horn San Francisco Symphony [email protected] _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/cwilhjelm%40pascack.k12.nj.us _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
