[Hornlist] Smart Music & Finale
A representative from Smart Music/Finale will be in the store on June 23 from 10am-6pm demonstrating the Smart Music accompaniment system and Finale. There will be a session beginning at 7pm for those who cannot attend during the day. Smart Music is a great aid for students. Please advise your students about this event. More information about Smart Music can be obtained at www.smartmusic.com Directions to our store can be found on our website. Jimmie Edwards Dick Akright's Music Center 18833-B 28th Ave. W. Lynnwood, Wa. 98036 425-775-7172 425-775-8072 fax www.akrightmusic.com ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] WWII Conns
Herb F wrote about Conn products during WWII: Not only were these companies diverted to producing war materials, but brass itself was an essential material. My first horn was a 1945 brass King double--a Kruspe copy with the upside down change valve. It must have been one of the first made after the war. Yeah, it pointed north. I had an old Conn single from the same era. Instead of a water key, it had a pin in the leadpipe. To empty the horn, you pulled the pin, counted to three, then lofted the horn toward the viola section. For a single, it sure was easy to blow. Gotta go, Cabbage ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Atkinson horns
I would like to agree with this. When auditioning my present 8D, I happened to try a 9D and thought it was one of the most underrated horns I have played ( I also played a 10D and thought it extremely overrated). In my opinion, the 9D is a good choice for a younger player or someone just looking for a smaller throated intrument. A friend of mine suggested that maybe it's the horn Holton has been trying for so long to build. I have played one Atkinson which was a good playing horn with a rather classic Kruspe type sound. It was even better after I was told the price (under $2000). I am told that Atkinson makes several versions at different price levels and the cheaper ones may be somewhat erratic. While I think care should be exercised, my overall impression of the one horn was good. Richard Smith R.G. Smith Music Engraving & Publishing www.rgsmithmusic.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Fred Baucom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Atkinson horns > Hello Dan, > I was just at the Calif State Univ-Sacramento Horn Day this last Sunday, and > Mark Atkinson was there with his horns. I tried both that he had there, and > they seemed like nice playing horns. They did not impress me enough to play > them extensively, but perhaps that's just me. What I really wanted to say > was that you might have a look at a Conn 9D, which is a little smaller than > the 8D. I thought this was an excellent instrument...better than the new 8D > the vendor had sitting next to it. Much easier to play and control, but > still with wide dynamic range. Well centered in all ranges. Also, this > could be more appropriate for an 11 year old than the larger 8D type horn. > Fred > > - Original Message - > From: "Daniel Finer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:46 AM > Subject: [Hornlist] Atkinson horns > > > > Hello Hornists, > > I've been looking for a double horn for my daughter (age 11), who's been > > playing for about two years. Her band instructor thinks she's ready for a > > double, and an 8D-type horn is high on the list of recommendations (it > seems > > to be inescapable). She's now using an old Elkhart 8D that the school > owns > > (which has several dents and leaks) so she's used to the basic setup. I > ran > > across the Atkinson Brass Company (www.atkinsonhorns.com) website > yesterday, > > and the horns looked very interesting. I haven't seen much discussion of > > them, however, compared to the usual brands (Conn, Holton, Yamaha) in the > > step-up category. How are Atkinson horns received in the general horn > > community, and do you think that such a horn would be appropriate for a > > young player? Any other recommendations are of course welcome. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Dan Finer > > > > _ > > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® > > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > ___ > > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/fbaucom%40sbcglobal.net > > > > ___ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/music%40rgsmithmusic.com > ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] South Carolina
Any horn players in SC interested in getting together to do some horn choir stuff later this summer? Joyce Maley, South Carolina, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurricane Chinooks - Home of the Large Lap Dogs: http://www.chinookdogs.com Hurricane Alpacas - All ARI Registered: http://www.myalpacas.com Cornet Connection: http://www.cornetconnection.com ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] 1943 Conn (W.W.II)
Not only were these companies diverted to producing war materials, but brass itself was an essential material. My first horn was a 1945 brass King double--a Kruspe copy with the upside down change valve. It must have been one of the first made after the war. Yeah, it pointed north. Herb Foster --- Leonard & Peggy Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>Hmmm - I got to the site - but it was a PT boat compass - not > even a fog horn!!<<< > > > Fer you youngsters out there (taking out false teeth and putting in glass) > C.G. Conn, along with most other "non essential" companies, stopped doing > what they were doing during W.W.II and made war materials. I have seen > several Conn compasses over the years. Here is a little known fact, if you > take most of the 8Ds made right after the war (1946-1950) and put them in a > tub of water they point north. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=585&item=2245770829&rd=1 > > > LB > > > ___ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Atkinson horns
Hello Dan, I was just at the Calif State Univ-Sacramento Horn Day this last Sunday, and Mark Atkinson was there with his horns. I tried both that he had there, and they seemed like nice playing horns. They did not impress me enough to play them extensively, but perhaps that's just me. What I really wanted to say was that you might have a look at a Conn 9D, which is a little smaller than the 8D. I thought this was an excellent instrument...better than the new 8D the vendor had sitting next to it. Much easier to play and control, but still with wide dynamic range. Well centered in all ranges. Also, this could be more appropriate for an 11 year old than the larger 8D type horn. Fred - Original Message - From: "Daniel Finer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:46 AM Subject: [Hornlist] Atkinson horns > Hello Hornists, > I've been looking for a double horn for my daughter (age 11), who's been > playing for about two years. Her band instructor thinks she's ready for a > double, and an 8D-type horn is high on the list of recommendations (it seems > to be inescapable). She's now using an old Elkhart 8D that the school owns > (which has several dents and leaks) so she's used to the basic setup. I ran > across the Atkinson Brass Company (www.atkinsonhorns.com) website yesterday, > and the horns looked very interesting. I haven't seen much discussion of > them, however, compared to the usual brands (Conn, Holton, Yamaha) in the > step-up category. How are Atkinson horns received in the general horn > community, and do you think that such a horn would be appropriate for a > young player? Any other recommendations are of course welcome. > > Thanks! > > Dan Finer > > _ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > ___ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/fbaucom%40sbcglobal.net > ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Atkinson horns
Hello Hornists, I've been looking for a double horn for my daughter (age 11), who's been playing for about two years. Her band instructor thinks she's ready for a double, and an 8D-type horn is high on the list of recommendations (it seems to be inescapable). She's now using an old Elkhart 8D that the school owns (which has several dents and leaks) so she's used to the basic setup. I ran across the Atkinson Brass Company (www.atkinsonhorns.com) website yesterday, and the horns looked very interesting. I haven't seen much discussion of them, however, compared to the usual brands (Conn, Holton, Yamaha) in the step-up category. How are Atkinson horns received in the general horn community, and do you think that such a horn would be appropriate for a young player? Any other recommendations are of course welcome. Thanks! Dan Finer _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Boogie Woogie MP3
When you're all frazzled out from Kopprasch, you can take a break with a little Boogie Woogie... http://homepage.mac.com/lileks/.Public/BoogieWoogie.mp3 Enjoy ! -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
