If all you have to play on is one decent horn, chances are it will be
more suited to playing either Strauss tone poems OR woodwind quintet.
If it's a good playing horn for one, you'll likely ruin it by changing
it to play the other. For probably less than the price of the
modifications, you can buy a used horn to cover the other side of the
spectrum. You should have some idea what you're missing, so you'll
recognize it when it comes available. Several years ago I bought a King
Bb for $200, tightened the bearings to get it to play well, and found
it covered certain parts much better, and with more potential for
'style', than my big horn. Now when I consider modifications it's only
to improve one of my horns, not to turn one into the other. Since then,
I've found a much better horn to take over for the single Bb. It's only
worth having if I have a separate horn just for really big stuff, but I
find I use the smaller, agile horn most often.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: horn@music.memphis.edu
Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 3:14 AM
Subject: [Hornlist] RE: Horn Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5
>> I'm just curious, from all of the vast experience on this list, what
improved playing characteristics could I expect from installing a
custom
leadpipe on my early Texas 8D? It plays well now, so what would change?
I asked a couple of weeks ago for suggestions on a new horn, and many
suggested that I just change the leadpipe. Give me some good reasons.
Jim McDermott<<
Hi Jim:
With due respect to the many leadpipe makers out there (of which I am
also
one) - I don't really think this is an answerable question. The only
way to
know which (if any) pipe will be the right one for your horn is for
you to
try it and see if it works for you. There are simply too many
variables for
any maker to claim that their pipe is THE pipe for you and that it
will fix
all the specific problems you have.
My suggestion - try pipes until you find the right one - or try a
different
horn. Sincerely Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow...."
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-0532
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