I have posted this before, but now seems like a good time to speak about the first horn in the San Antonio Symphony George Yaeger. That was a very long time ago, but I still remember his sound. And a few years back I acquired his Alex. George... some might still remember him... played on a five valve single Bb Alex, and his sound was the most beautiful and warmest sound that I have ever heard. The closest I can come to comparing it to another horn sound would be the Vienna horn sound. Another quirk of George was that he used almost no hand in the bell. So I really think that the sound you get on "any" horn is your inner concept of the sound you are striving for. Our Assoc first horn here, Duane Saetveit, sounds the same no matter what horn he is using. His principal horn is a 8d, but he also has a Paxman?? Bb high F. The sound that comes out of the bell is the same on both horns. The Paxman is more compact, but the quality is the same. I think if Duane was playing on a "hosepipe" he would get the same sound. So Ken is correct!: Play on the horn that you sound best on. And yes, we do listen more with our eyes that with our ears. Well at least Conductors do that, don't they??? !!!
Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:04 PM >Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Triple Horns > >In regards to which horn someone should play in an audition (or an >orchestra) - I think the answer is simple. >The horn they play should be the one they sound the best on. > >Period. > >If they sound best on the triple - (as does Bill C. in PSO, Phil Myers in >NYP, or most other principals in Major orchestras play) then so be it. >Too many people tend to 'hear with their eyes'. >They see a nickel horn and say 'too dark' without really listening. They >see a triple and consider it 'cheating' or too bright... > >That was one of the goals of my blind taste tests at the IHS a few years >back. We could all hear the different players,,, but we all disagreed upon >which horns they were playing.... > >Just my .05 cents worth. > >Ken Pope >(who plays a double and a triple.. ) > >Pope Instrument Repair >80 Wenham Street >Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA 02130 >617-522-0532 >http://www.poperepair.com > >_______________________________________________ >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
