[Hornlist] Kowalchuk Mutes
Continuing my previous mute question, I have found the Kowalchuk mutes to be some of the best on the market and I am wondering if they hold up well in the low register. the specific passage I am concerned about is the muted part in 'Villanelle' by Paul Dukas, which goes to a low Eb while muted, so I would like to know the quality of the note as well as the quality of the low range in general. Thanks William Foss The various viewpoints on Horn tone are held with such fierce devotion that one encounters otherwise in religious controversies. -Gunther Schuller _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Kowalchuk Mutes
- Original Message - From: William Foss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 4:04 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Kowalchuk Mutes Continuing my previous mute question, I have found the Kowalchuk mutes to be some of the best on the market and I am wondering if they hold up well in the low register. the specific passage I am concerned about is the muted part in 'Villanelle' by Paul Dukas, which goes to a low Eb while muted, so I would like to know the quality of the note as well as the quality of the low range in general. I just played a band arrangement of Pines of Rome last weekend with said mute. The really low part (to Ab) in the Pines by the Catacombs movement projected well and was very stable and in tune. John Baumgart ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Kowalchuk mutes
At 05:56 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: At 01:52 PM 1/14/03 -0700, Loren wrote: Bob, I think you have a Kowalchuk mute made by John Kowalchuk. Check out http://home.istar.ca/~johnk Hi Everyone, I just received a mute hand delivered from John about a week and half ago. Thanks again, John! I wish that I had gotten it sooner. When I purchased my Alexander 103, I stepped up to a TrumCor which is a good mute, I have used it quite a bit until now. Last fall, I played the second horn part on the Pines of Rome, Bob Losin (who was playing Principal horn) came in with two of his home made metal transposing brass mutes. The design looks like a Humes and Berg model 121, but is far better! His mute projected the low notes in the second movement so much better than the TrumCor. The notes with the brass mute just barked right out, where as I had to really work to get the TrumCor to speak and it would not speak as loudly as the metal mute. I have yet to test John's mute in battle, but have shown it to my students and at a couple of rehearsals. I will show it around at an orchestra rehearsal this evening. John's mute is beautifully crafted from Maple and are worth more (my opinion) than he is asking. On another note, Bob Losin, John Kowalchuk and I attended the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Horns performance of the Koncertstuck on Friday, Jan 3rd. The performance was great. Karl Pituch, Bryan Kennedy, Corbin Wagner and Dave Everson did a wonderful job. As an encore, the four performed the first movement of the Telemann Concerto for Two Horns in D on lengths of Garden hoses with funnels attached. The audience got quite a charge out of their playing. Kudo's to the horns of the DSO. Maybe Steve Mumford will give his take on the Sunday afternoon performance. I have it from my DSO spies that he was seen at Orchestra Hall on Sunday. The concert was conducted by Neeme Jarvi, DSO Music Director. Other compositions on the program were Richard Strauss' Metamorphosen and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. The DSO concertmaster, Emmanuelle Boisvert had loan of a 1715 Stradivarius. Her playing was impeccable! We were seated upstairs in the nose bleed/torture chair section and the Strad projected wonderfully. After reading this, I feel oh so much like I am writing a gossip column for one of those little rural newspapers...sorry, Walt Lewis --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/03 ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
RE: [Hornlist] Kowalchuk mutes
At 10:20 15-01-03, you wrote: At 05:56 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: Bob Losin (who was playing Principal horn) came in with two of his home made metal transposing brass mutes. The design looks like a Humes and Berg model 121, but is far better! NON-transposing mute. Copy of old Giardinelli straight mute made out of sheet brass. Humes and Berg, indeed! Bob Losin --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10-01-03 ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
RE: [Hornlist] Kowalchuk mutes
At 10:40 AM 1/15/03 -0500, you wrote: At 10:20 15-01-03, you wrote: ! NON-transposing mute. Copy of old Giardinelli straight mute made out of sheet brass. Humes and Berg, indeed! Bob Losin Boy, ya try to give a guy a compliment and get flamed...sheesh!!! See if I bring good brew to our duets when it's my turn. I get the non transposing-transposing junk confused...Doah! I know which one I want when the hell I want it...I am not so technical about picky terms. To me the mutes look more like a Humes and Berg than a Giardinelli...doesn't mean they sound like a Humes and Berg... Walt Lewis --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/03 ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
