Sorry, William, Leinhos is an error in my dictionary. He did not sign (as usual) the solopart. And the solohorn from Berlin was higher in rank. I will give the name as soon as returned home. His signature is in the Goetterdaemmerung part. And, does a single F rotary, also equipped with the F-crook and the bell kranz, sound much different from the Viennese pumpenhorn ? Wagner had a certain special orchestra in mind when composing the 2nd half of the RING, - and he had not much contact with orchestras then, just a concert here & there. When has he been in Vienna during that time ? And the F-horns (Suttner played one of these) were of similar bore than the Pumpenhorns. The Weimar Schmidt before 1928 had exactly the same bore. I tried it with the Pumpenhorn tuning slide - thus the superb sound, etc, etc.
Nevertheless, some too naive questions need a harder reply than usual. So my excuse to those who might feel being offended. Greetings from Ayutthaya Hans _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
