YES! I had one of the older metal BERPs, but lost it somewhere. I bought one of the clamp-on ones (I call it a Borg Implant), and I don't like it. Thanks for the tip!
Gary --- Eldon Matlick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True, BERP's used to be made of metal. The new ones > are now made of > plastic that can be clamped to one's leadpipe. I > have one of the old > ones, which I prefer much better. In fact, I don't > like the new model > at all. > > Instead of the BERP, I recommend getting a 'buzzing > aid' made for horn > at: > > http://www.windsongpress.com > > These are made of lucite (virtually indestructable) > and fit into the > leadpipe as did the older BERP's. The vent hole is > substantially > larger and therefore works better for my purposes. > > My 2 cents > > Sincerely, > > > > Dr. Eldon Matlick, Horn Professor, University of > Oklahoma > Principal Hornist, OK City Philharmonic > 500 W Boyd > Norman, OK 73019 > (405) 325-4093 off. (405) 325-7574 fax > Conn-Selmer Educational Artist > http://ouhorns.com > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/beowulf_36%40yahoo.com > Get Firefox!!http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org