Hello John, one thing is very interesting to observe here on this list: As soon as I posted which had to do with personal discipline, nobody (nearly) reacted to that. I said: to keep the silver plating shiny & intact, one has to clean off the finger prints by a micro fibre towel available in super markets in packs of two for 3.- $ (around). This is a very simple task, everybody must perform like brushing the teeth in the morning. Very, very simple. Putting the (nice) horn back into ist case during a break with the orchestra, - just a matter of discipline or habit. Water empying the horn after playing, - basic discipline. Sitting upright, pushing slides full in before leaving the horn alone for acertain period of time, - new habit.
Is it so difficult, to change one´s habit ????? Written f2 (topline) played on Bb-side using 1st valve instead of getting it very low or cracking it, - just a change of habit. No sugar (candy) before playing or teeth brushing, if candy is necessary to keep one alive..... All very simple tasks. Arriving at the place of the rehearsal more than five minutes before the rehearsal´s beginning, - professional habit. Not to play up & down on stage before the concert, entering the stage all together quickly, standing at ones´s place, making a bow together, be seated together, - very professional = 50% of the success. All out here on the list, believe me, discipline is one half of the business. Discipline in observing all expression marks, dynamics, not playing music like tooot-tooot-toooot, - it sounds like on the cemetary too often, means very, very boring. Sing the music, etc.etc.etc. - never ending story. ============================================================ =============================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Baumgart Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 5:51 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Plating horns Yes, he was referring to the entire horn. The issue addressed by plating only the bell flare is avoiding a green right hand with an otherwise raw brass horn. If I were to choose between picking out the right car wax and reapplying often while getting used to the reportedly strange feel and dropping, say, $200 to have the bell flare of a significantly more expensive than $200 horn plated, I'd choose the latter. John Baumgart -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .edu] On Behalf Of John Dutton Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:25 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: re: [Hornlist] Plating horns [quote] Hans recently ballparked having a bare horn plated at roughly 500 euros. I can't imagine that having just the bell flare plated would be very expensive. [/quote] ----------------------- I believe Hans meant plating the whole horn as that was the original question. Basically plating was used as an option opposing lacquering or I suppose perhaps just for aesthetics. Plating just the inside of the bell was from a different post altogether and used to be common enough on yellow brass flares to help protect the metal from the hand/body acid-protection from tarnish is a side benefit. The Jack Attack! _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/john.baumgart %40comcast.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
