It can be seen that my catalogue has not been kept in mint condition.
However all photos are intact. A few word have been lost in the adjacent
Wagner tuba pages, but the main points still come through.
Scans of a Paxman catalogue from the Richard Merewether era circa 1980:
Double page 300 dpi sca
Well in the case of the horn, I have been taught (and practice) to have
more pressure on the bottom lip and the minimum possible on the upper lip;
the purpose of resting the mpc on the lower lip is to control the pressure
on the upper lip. I find that if I use too much pressure on the upper lip
Hi,
Arnold taught that high tessitura playing is done more efficiently with a
smaller reed. When he played in our high C range on the tuba, which he did
easily, and musically, he used a small reed at the bottom of his
mouthpiece--but didn't change his mouthpiece. He taught that in the extreme
bas
Inspired by an asking on one of the lists I went through my box with
catalogues collected over some 30 years. I found 3 items relevant to Yamaha
horns which I uploaded here:
Scans of older Yamaha horn catalogues and horn pages from Yamaha general
brass catalogues (1976, circa 1985, post 1990):
Si
At 10:08 PM + 5/19/05, Julia H wrote:
>I hear you there. Include the embrochure and coordination just goes out the
>window!
I just want to jump off the bridge when that happens.
After my mom paid big bucks for a special typing course which included
ten-key work, using my right hand, of cou
I hear you there. Include the embrochure and coordination just goes out the
window!
J
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Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 18:01:20 -0400
I have that problem sometimes
I have that problem sometimes when I'm playing horn.
-- Alan Cole, rank amateur
McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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My thoughts move at a different rate than my fingers do and they don't
always line up properly
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At 11:47 PM +0200 5/19/05, Daniel Canarutto wrote:
>In fact if there are 4 hornplayers per orchestra, each player
>weighing 70kg (average), that makes up 140,000kg or 140 TONS.
Well, I'll bet there's five per orchestra, making it 1.25 x 14 tons, or
175,000 tons.
Now, you'll know the really meani
Yes. thank you. I made a mix up. I apologize. Everyone can stop e-mailing
me about my mistake in typing. My thoughts move at a different rate than my
fingers do and they don't always line up properly
J
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Rachel Harvey wrote:
Japan has TONS of hornplayers and about 500 orchestras (at least)
In fact if there are 4 hornplayers per orchestra, each player
weighing 70kg (average), that makes up 140,000kg or 140 TONS.
Daniel
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Hornfolks
I will be unsubscribing from the list for a time;personal reasons. I hope to
be back in a few months. thanks to those who responded on the Mahler; I think
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Millar) for information on the Mahler 2 June 12 conce
At 4:09 PM -0400 5/19/05, David Goldberg wrote:
>On Thu, 19 May 2005, Alan Cole wrote:
>
>> ...backwards through a tuba...
>
>tubabut ?
Strangely enough, one hears burros providing the double-belled effect quite
often here. I heard it the first time when I was on a Sierra Club Family
Burro Trip
On Thu, 19 May 2005, Alan Cole wrote:
> ...backwards through a tuba...
tubabut ?
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> I will be studying abroad in Japan this comming academic year
Whether studying "abroad in Japan," or "a broad in Japan," we wish you all
the best.
jrc
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And never mind about that petrol-like smell -- it smells like Victory.
-- Alan Cole, rank amateur
McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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I believe my valve oil has gone off as it has gone a strange yellow colour
and smells like a tank of petrol.
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What the heck it's Friday, and since you brought up politics. . .
There is an apocryphal story told about Henry Kissinger. New staff member
was told to get a speech ready for him. He worked all night and had it on
Kissinger's desk first thing in the morning. By 9:30AM in was back in his
in box
It's most likely just kerosene and has discolored with age. It's
probably fine. I've used some rather dark valve oils in years past.
P Mansur
On Thursday, May 19, 2005, at 01:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I believe my valve oil has gone off as it has gone a strange
yellow
colour and
At 3:22 PM -0400 5/19/05, Alan Cole wrote:
>Fortunately, as it happens, there are other easier & more effective ways,
>once you learn how, & those better ways are what the good horn teachers out
>there are trying to get us to do.
Greetings -
I forget where now, but wasn't there a euphonium teac
It's OK to play horn by sucking air in backwards through a tuba mouthpiece
while standing up in a hammock if that's how you like doing it.
Fortunately, as it happens, there are other easier & more effective ways,
once you learn how, & those better ways are what the good horn teachers out
there
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>date: Wed, 18 May 2005 12:53:00 -0500
>from: "Sheldon Kirshner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>subject: Re: [Hornlist] Embouchure Problem
>Arnold Jacobs told me that many fine brass players have unorthodox
>embouchures.
>
>Shel
Hi,
Arnold Jacobs told me the same thing and I remember him
Don't eat yellow snow!
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Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Valve oil
Hi
I believe my valve oil has gone off as it has gone a strange yellow
colour and smells like a tank of petrol. Does
That's quite logical, and supports some personal observations I've made. I've
always favored the 28D over the 8D. A large bell with thin metal (low
efficiency), like the 8D, would favor small venue playing. Since NS sounds
better at a distance, the 28D might be a better choice. My favorite p
I can't answer that question but if you are concerned it is best to buy new
oil.
It's a simple question of economics. Valve oil is relatively inexpensive,
horn very expensive. Question about the ability of the oil to protect your
horn would suggest the best thing to do is buy new oil.
-Ori
Hi
I believe my valve oil has gone off as it has gone a strange yellow
colour and smells like a tank of petrol. Does anyone know if this is still ok
to
use.
Kev
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You could try contacting them directly:
http://www.lolifantparis.com/
Hope this helps!
regards,
Rob Kathner
On May 18, 2005, at 7:19 PM, Nicholas Hartman Hartman wrote:
L'olifant custom mouthpieces
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Hi Jocelyn-Japan has TONS of hornplayers and about 500 orchestras (at least)
check out: the New Symphony (Shinkyo) at:
http://www.shinkyo.com/index-e.html
they are always interested in new people. I played with them from 1996 to 1998.
They do not pay anything; and in fact their membership fees
Is that an American "" or an British one? How do you say
A with a British accent? Ahhh? Remember, those are upper
class pirates.
Herb Foster
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> > Ohhh! A! I Can't wa
This brings up the issue of slide lubricants. If, when you pull the slide out,
there is a rubbing sound/feel, you may be losing metal. When you wipe the slide
and there is black on the rag, that is metal. Although many say that anhydrous
lanolin is bad, sometimes that's the only thing that works fo
Hi Bill,
I am sorry to have taken so long to answer you question; I have been very
busy lately.
Your question about the large bell flare on the f horn is a good one.
Since I had never tried that before, I tried it just now. The results were
about what I expected. Large bell flares spread the
Hans,
Thank you very much. I hope all is well with you (I know you are busy,
that is good).
Loren
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Not to be picky, but Shostakovich is later in history than Sibelius.
paxmaha
Julia H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, he's later in history than Shostakovich, but it's just an example of how
the
pairing of horn voices isn't set in concrete
J
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