[Hornlist] Re: "Green-horn" Questions

[Seth Urbach]

Hello all,
  
 I wanted to  thank everyone who responded to my questions in the Horn Digest, 
Vol  39, Issue 6. I really appreciated all of your responses. It was nice  that 
you were able to show me pictures of the Getzen Horn to confirm  that it was a 
compensating horn which I am looking at. I will have to  shop around some more 
for a double horn, now that you all have  enlightened me. I also appreciated 
the information some of you gave me  about teachers in the Northwest, and about 
getting the horn looked at  by someone other than the shop and myself. 
  
  I want to surely thank the people who helped me with their responses:
  
  Jonell Lindholm
  John Wilber
  Richard Berthelsdorf
  Alan Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Hans Pizka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Steve Mumford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Sandy Sandford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Simon Varnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  
  Fred Baucom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Thank you very much, the  links you 
provided me look like the information I wanted on mouthpieces!
  I will have to pick up a copy of that book too...
  
  Thank you all for information about teachers, horns, and history, and for all 
of your encouragement too.
  
  Take care,
  Seth Urbach
  
  

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[Hornlist] "Green-horn" Questions

[Seth Urbach]

Hello all,
  
 I am trying to pick up playing the horn again  after being in college for 4 
years. I played for 5 years, in middle and  high school, but I am still kind of 
a "greenhorn" ( pardon the pun ;) I  was hoping someone could answer a couple 
of questions I have. 
  
  First, I never learned any of the science behind picking a mouthpiece.  Does 
anyone know of a good website or other resource where I can learn  the types, 
differences, benefits, and pitfalls of horn mouthpieces? I  have always just 
played with the mouthpiece that came with the horn the  school loaned me. I 
would like to know what makes mouthpieces different  from each other.
  
  Second, a local shop has found a used double horn for me that I am thinking 
of getting. It is a Getzen Elkhorn, Serial Number 02767, 
  It has:
157, 158, 159 stamped on the valves and valve caps
  56 stamped on the Bb valve and valve cap
  56 stamped on the keys
  I do not know what these numbers are for, maybe replacement part numbers?
  Something unique about it, I thought, was that all of the rotors have  
mechanical linkage to the keys; there are no strings for rotating the  valves.
  It is a Kruspe style wrap horn.
  It comes with a Reynolds-Pottag Model 6A Mouthpiece.

  It has dents and lacquer missing, but plays fine, to the store's and my  
knowledge. Does anyone have any comments to make on such a horn?

  Third,  I am hoping to play with my church worship band. I live in Oregon. 
Does  anyone know of a good resource for finding Worship Sheet Music? Will I  
most likely need to transpose from another instrument for a majority of  songs?
  
  
  Thank you in advance for any help you are able to provide me.
  
  Seth Urbach
  

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