Jeweller supply in the internet. I will check the addresses & let you know. There is one starting with "RUBY .."
Regarding the other things regarding handschutz (hand guard) and pinky hook and flipper you are right absolutely. Special, if the horns weight rests on the flipper & thus on the joint of the first finger, it retards the action dramatically & leads to cramp. But it is with all things, if the real pro says something from his own experience, he seems to be the idiot & nobody (special from the amateurs) does believe, as they know it all much better. Cleaning ones hand off the sweat is much better than get the horn ruined by corrosion due to the hand guard soaked full of sweat, which cannot evaporate (leather hand hoards). The worst are the adhesive plastic straps found on hunting horns. If they are removed for repair, you might throw the horn away. But again, people don't believe. "If the ox arrives in front of the new door of the stable ......... " Greetings Hans -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Hornlist] valves & grease & rinsing I'm so glad you mentioned that Hans. I never understood the point of a "grip." I have had the misfortune of cleaning certain horns belonging to other people only to remove the hand grip to find gobs of nasty green corrosion or mildew. And then I was the one who had to clean that crap off and find some way of stopping it. Fortunately I usually hand the grip back intact, I never put it back on, and if there are gobs of green crap on the grip, I never clean it off as a reminder never to put it back on. It dampens the sound considerably, and are people so afraid their horns will slip out of their hands if they don't have them on? I actually don't even play with a pinky hook or flipper. When I switched horns I found them to be incredibly uncomfortable and that the moveable pinky hook was too moveable and never wanted to clamp down completely. Plus the anchors are a magnet to dents. I have a really great reason for even taking off the pinky hook, and that is to aid in using the third finger. If you recall the ring finger and pinky are attached by a tendon which makes moving each finger independently much more difficult. However if you allow your pinky to move freely the third finger becomes much more dexterous. Adittionaly without a pinkyhook or flipper (hand rest) and without a grip you will not be able to use rediculous amounts of pressure like you once were able to before. I find that one's endurance increases dramatically. By the way, where can one find an ultrasonic cleaning device? eBay perhaps? Thanks again! -William In a message dated 12/2/2003 9:44:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am fortunate not to produce aggressive exhaust &do not produce sweat > in my left hand, so my horns were never affected by corrosion. The > oldest horn is over 25 years but still tight as on the first day. There > is no repair patch. Nor is there any hand guard as a protective (this is > another chapter of corrosion besides dampening influence for the > sound). And I use(d) the horn under "heavy duty" conditions. But the > horns duties are shared now with two other horns of the same model since > 1996. > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
