Hi, I'm glad you qualified your statement by saying, "I bet ...." because I bet, in Europe, that not 25% of principals own a triple. I agree with Hans. John Brownlee, formerly with the Tonkunstler in Vienna and then my principal in the BBC orchestra in Wales, used a single F alongside his Kruspe double whenever necessary and had both on the platform for Beethoven 2 (you know the bit) but NOT for no. 7.
Ralph R. Hall On 16 Aug 2011, at 13:32, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > That's exactly what I'm saying Ron! > The triple may not be their 'main' instrument all the time but I > would bet > that 99% of prinicipal horn players in major orchestras have a > triple that > they will pull out when needed. > Sincerely > Ken > Pope Instrument Repair > 80 Wenham Street > Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA 02130 > 617-522-0532 > http://www.poperepair.com >> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:57:27 -0400 (EDT) >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Triple Horns >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> Are you saying most principals in major orchestras play a triple? I >> don't >> think so. >> Ron >> > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/ralph%40brasshausmusic.com Ralph R. Hall [email protected] Ralph R. Hall http://www.brasshausmusic.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
