jim buchholz wrote:

>Where was the concert; I presume at the Theatre Royal on Glouchester Street.

No - in the Town Hall. (nothing but the best!)

>Probably Hans would do anything to get away from summer in Germany; even
>going to Christchurch in their winter. I was in the city in July and liked
>the city (winter isn't bad there). Only thing I really didn't care much for
>was the giant ice cream cone near cathedral square.Melted down it could be
>made into a lot of horns.  I suppose Hans left most of his money in the
>Casino in town. 

"One might very well think that, but I couldn't possibly comment..."

>On the long call when the air exited Han's instrument did it
>swirl clockwise or counter-clockwise on the high notes?

Hmmm... the antipodean gyroscopic effect - well I wouldn't be surprised
if he had built a special antipodean correction factor key into his horn
- whatever, the notes came out perfectly.

> Other than sitting in with the orchestra, did Hans get a chance to play with >> the 
> "All Blacks" (or is it "All Backs")?

Who knows? but on that same night half the town would have been at the
provincial Ranfurly Shield rugby match - not quite a full house in the
Town Hall.
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