Although concieved as a student instrument, it is played by quite a few pros as well. The principal horn player in Wuppertal has just got one and sounds very good on it.
I was living near Mainz a few years ago and had the opportunity to play on several for quite a while. I found them very consistent, though the sound quality was not as smooth as I would like it when playing loud and high.
I believe they are mostly built by apprentices which bodes well for the future of German horn building. Especially if, as appears to be a trend currently, more Alexander-trained craftsmen set up on their own as builders.
best Wishes,
Benno
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Hello to all,
this is my first posting to this list so please excuse me if I do something wrong...
Surfing the Alexander web site (www.gebr-alexander.com) I saw that they already won a high German award for their entry level model 503 this year - again.
Isn't it quite interesting that they have succeeded with the same model after ten years? Does that mean, that other manufacturers cannot compete with Alexander - even with a ten year old horn? Or do you think that Alexander has developed the model a lot further since 1995?
Since this award is organised by the German federal Ministry of Trade and Commerce I assume that the result is really a serious proof for Alexanders quality.
Anyhow - if anybody of them is listening here - I draw my hat (do you say that in English?) and congratulate for this huge success - and will hurry to test this obviously magnificent horn.
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