It is nice to see I received so many responses to my post here, and a varied
and well thought out assortment while I was away!
Some thoughts regarding individual responses:
>>Has anyone suggested that you ask or try to arrange for a mock audition
>>andget some good feedback from others listening to you play? If feasible?
>>Also what instruments >>do the other hornists in the ensemble use? Does
>>theconductor have a preference (worthwhile or otherwise)? Sorry if this is a
>>repeat of anything already suggested.
This has not been suggested to my knowledge. I haven't thought about it, and
on first thought, I don't think it is for a few months, but on second thought,
I think it might be.
I am going to essentially be freelancing with it, playing in various recording
ensembles, a few community ensembles, etc. The conductors of most of these
ensembles don't have a preference as long as it sounds good and is somewhat
accurate.
>>If you think the main purpose of a high Eb branch is to maketransposition
>>easier, then you are not ready for a triple. A triple isa heaveier horn than
>>a double, has more >>inherent compromises, and istherefore more difficult to
>>play. Will this be your _only_ horn? Doyou want to make things more difficult
>>for yourself?
I know the main purpose of a high Eb branch, the use being for security and the
added convienience of a descant in the same horn as a double, to have need for
better English. The transposition I mentioned was just forseeing another use
for it. This will not be my only horn, I have access to a few Abilene and
Eastlake 8Ds that I can borrow if needed. And if the triple is too much, I can
sell it and get the double.
>>I am afraid that I must disagree with this statement. Some triple horns are
>>very light nowadays. The compromises are very slight and they are much easier
>>to play.
and
>>They are too heavy to respond well. Schmid has tried to mitigate this, but
>>his is an imperfect solution, in my opinion.
Actually, the triple I played on is about the same weight as the Abilene 8D I
have been playing on. The response is quite good, better than most horns I've
played on.
>>They are a crutch. Players use them because they have not worked out properly
>>how to play high in an efficient way. Or they are scared of clamming high
>>notes.
I can do the work and play high without a high Eb side, and am pretty accurate
up to a high C. The reason I am considering the triple is because it can
enhance that register, and work more in favor, rather than being a crutch.
>>You cannot play them loud on the high-F side and have them sound right.
>>There's always a certain hollowness to the tone.
I cannot honestly respond to parts of this sentence, as high F and high Eb are
different enough to seperate. However, from what I noticed, I could play
pretty loud on the Eb side, and it sounded only slightly different from the
same volume as the Bb side. The exception to this was when getting to play
really loud, like blow the walls down loud, when the high Eb started showing
differences, but then again, when will I need to blow the walls down on the
high Eb side ever?
Again, I thank you all for your responses, and how they have helped me in
thinking about my decision further.
~JStacy
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