I got my Hoyer from Scott in December. I love it. I was just at
Scott's Monday and he has several Hoyers in stock as well as some
other great horns. He is fantastic to work with.
Tina
On Apr 17, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Jeremy Cucco wrote:
Joel -
I've been raving on the list here quite a bit about my recent
purchase. After trying virtually every major brand and type
available in the US, I purchased a Dieter Otto 180K (Yellow Brass,
Unlacquered). It's a wonderful horn - very free blowing with just
the right resistance when you push it louder. (Some "free blowing
horns" just won't get loud and as you start to get tired, they offer
no real assistance in that matter).
As I've mentioned a few times though, it does have a German taper
mouthpipe stock from the factory. If you don't use a German shanked
mouthpiece, you'll either need to get yours modified, get a new
mouthpiece with the proper shank or get a new leadpipe. As absurd
as that last option sounds, it's actually not a bad plan. Not that
Otto's leadpipes aren't good - they're fine - great even. However,
given the price of the horn (I got mine "fully loaded" with an extra
hand-hammered bell and it set me back around $7600), adding a
leadpipe that's designed to suit you isn't such a bad idea -
especially if you have a hard time finding a mouthpiece with a
german shank that works well for you.
I got mine from Scott Bacon at Siegfried's Call in New York. I
believe that's the only place you can get them in the states (I'm
not sure where you live). He had several other great but less
common horns there as well. The Cornford C28 and the Durk D3 stick
out as being great instruments as well.
For what it's worth, I blend just fine with 8Ds, Paxmans, Lewis's
and many other types. The sound I get on this horn is exactly what
I would have hoped for after years of searching. Full, deep and
supported in all registers with a slight zing when I push it.
Best wishes -
Jeremy
Joel Gilbert wrote:
I currently play a Paxman 23L, but am looking for a new horn. I
have found
the resistance to be a bit much, especially in the high register.
Does
anyone have some suggestions for horns to look at that are more
free blowing
(between Engelbert Schmid and a medium resistance horn) and are
kind of
standard horns which are easy to blend with an orchestra?
Thanks,
Joel
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