Given the current state of network television, I think you have a concept to sell, Kendall. A new 'reality' show featuring traditional sports substituting common household items, like hard biscuits and fruitcakes for hockey pucks, and chinese horns for footballs. That's a show I'd definitely watch. In any case the Pats probably could have used you two days ago when they passed on attempting a field goal.
Fred On 2/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have gone to these horns, exclusively, as I am now 60 and my arm just > isn't what it used to be. They are lighter than a single F, even with > the A > valve, and much lighter than a double. They also have > excellent aerodynamics. I > kicked a 42 yard field goal with one recently. My legs are still pretty > good and this beat my old record with a single F by a good 3.37853877yards! > I > don't recommend the bright nickel plated finish, though, as it is much > harder > than the lacquered "antiqued" finish and doesn't wrinkle up nearly as > easily. The nickel plated ones are heavier, as well, and the nickel is > more > aerodynamically resistant to the atmosphere so it doesn't sail as far. I > like > lacquer the best, followed by lightly tarnished raw brass. Silver plate > is not > bad, either. This said, I have no qualms about giving any of them my > highest > recommendation! > > KB > > In a message dated 2/5/2008 9:45:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > message: 21 > date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 06:41:49 -0800 (PST) > from: Wilbert Kimple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > subject: [Hornlist] Schill Horns > > > > Yes, we've all seen them on ebay at fantastically low prices, but last > Saturday I actually got to play one. Horrible brand name, at least to > Americans. > > This was a four vavle single Bb, nickle silver, with screw bell. It was > very solidly constructed and used thick metal on the bell. It had a nice > plastic case for the money. The seller wanted $180. > > At first the horn played badly. Very out of tune. So, I removed the > main > tuning slide, reversed it, replaced it, and tried again. This improved > the > intonation dramatically. However, I now found the fourth line D and > fourth > space Eb were impossible to play. > > I took out the mouthpiece I was using, the one that came with the horn, > and > put in a Schilke 27. Bingo!!! The horn played great, nice sound, very > well > in tune, and the D and Eb were as solid as you could want. The valves > seemed > tight, at least according to the "pop" test. They didn't wiggle, either. > > The tone was a bit darker than my Alex triple, but not muffled or stuffy. > The horn did have a bit more resistance than my Alex, but further > mouthpiece > experimentation might fix that. A very nice horn from the bottom to high > C. > I didn't buy it, but it would have fit my current needs very well. > > So, there may be some hope for Chinese horns after all. > > Wilbert in SC > > > > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > ( > http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/fbaucom%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
