Thanks, Elaine for sharing this... but... I generally take before and after equipment demos like this with a "grain of salt." IMHO, if the horn player believes he is playing w/ inferior equipment, he/she WILL play with an inferior tone. If he believes he's playing on superior equipment, he WILL play with superior tone.
I think the only way to remove the effect of this impression effecting the horn player, is to have him play blind folded on different equipment, while the audience is also blinded from seeing what he's playing on. In other words, "double blinded." Of course, I accept that there ARE differences in horns & materials otherwise we could all make beautiful music on rubber hoses! But I believe, for the most part, most modern horns are good horns, and it's the hornist that makes the biggest difference in the sound it produces. Just my 2 cents, for what it's worth. Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ ---------------- At one of the first Horn Symposia, Horace Fitzpatrick came and played on a brass horn. I don't remember anything but the awful blatty sound he got. Several years later, he returned with a Sterling Silver natural horn. This time he had the most beautiful sound in the world. I don't know if the mouthpiece was different, but I still remember the change in tone quality all these years later! Elaine -- _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
