[Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread myra . fishburn
For all of the marchin band/DCI fans out there, there's amovies about DCI coming out December 13th called Drum-Line. It sound interesting, so I know I'm going to check it out!( Hey, at the worst, I can laugh at the mellophones/alto bugles!) SSG Myra Fishburn 76th Army Band Mannheim, Germany

RE: [Hornlist] Schmidt-style horns

2002-12-04 Thread Steven Ovitsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Conn and Yamaha both make a Schmidt style horn as well as Dan Rauch. -William The question was who is making Schmidt model horns today. Conn stopped making its Schmidt model in about 1935. Yamaha made its 863 Schmidt model from about 1982-1993. Dan Rauch made a few

Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread Valkhorn
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Too many people do I'm afraid. -William In a message dated 12/4/2002 5:20:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj:Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie Date:12/4/2002 5:20:40 AM Pacific Standard Time From:A

Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread Bill Gross
Exactly so! ( from a refugee of the Texas Aggie Band, which has not invested in mellos.) - Original Message - From: gdarling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie Who cares about DCI ?? I

Re: [Hornlist] Philladelphia Orchestra gets soaked

2002-12-04 Thread Valkhorn
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Thats gotta hurt... I'm so glad I play an instrument which isn't afraid to get a little wet from time to time. -William In a message dated 12/4/2002 6:07:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj:[Hornlist] Philladelphia

Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread Valkhorn
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] A friend of mine and I had this discussion, not on the movie, but marching band and drum corps and things themselves. Basically we were curious who the genius was that made up marching band in the first place. And why the hell was it considered

Re: [Hornlist] Factory Installed Water Keys

2002-12-04 Thread Ronald Friedman
The tuning slide may be in backwards --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] In a message dated 12/3/2002 5:51:27 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a piston valve Conn 2D single F horn that has the water key is on the

Re: [Hornlist] Gnailing the high gnotes

2002-12-04 Thread Herbert Foster
My 8D has plenty of high Bb's, as many as I do. You may borrow a few. You may need to experiment with fingerings. I have some trouble with the high Ab. T2 is flat, T23 is in tune but slippery. However, 23 on the F side is solid and in tune. YMMV. Herb Foster --- Jen Gilbert Gesinski [EMAIL

Re: [Hornlist] Help selecting the best horn

2002-12-04 Thread rosmun
Mark, In general, the Kruspe horns usually have a larger bell and throat, the Geyers have medium and medium large throat and bell. This tends to make the Kruspe an instrument good for that big orchestral sound and the Geyer more appropriate for smaller groups, chamber music solo etc. The larger

Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread John Dutton
While not a DCI member myself, I am formerly a member of a Marine Band and have a wee small bit of experience in that genre. Marching bands as one might imagine have their origins in moving troops- and going out on a limb here- could probably reasonably be traced back to the agony-bags

Re: [Hornlist] NHR Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread Bill Gross
How do you define a gentleman? A man who can play the bagpipes, but doesn't. *Obligatory Joke: Q: Why does a bagpiper walk when he plays? A: To get away from the sound, of course! ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Hornlist] NHR Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] In a message dated 04/12/2002 19:17:15 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: *Obligatory Joke: Q: Why does a bagpiper walk when he plays? A: To get away from the sound, of course! But have you noticed that bagpipers tend to

[Hornlist] Factory installed water keys

2002-12-04 Thread Cabbage
Carlberg and Wes had the following exchange I have a piston valve Conn 2D single F horn that has the water key is on the tuning slide, on the same side of the horn as the mouthpiece! What are some of your experiences? Just that , sometimes the hole has not been drilled. and Ron F wrote The

[Hornlist] Re: A darth and stormy nith

2002-12-04 Thread JKosta
Cabbage writes: Cabbage wrote This is what comes of relying on movies for physics. As a student of Newton, I know that the force doesn't matter nearly as much as the Net Force. May the net force be with you. Gotta accelerate, Cabbage - Newton didn't

Re: [Hornlist] Help selecting the best horn

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Ward
Hi all, I feel duty bound to present an alternative view on this paragraph by Bob Osmun - I think that there are a lot of folks (especially in SF, Chicago, Boston and Europe) who who would disagree with him. My feeling is that smaller belled instruments are *better* suited to orchestra playing

[Hornlist] oops

2002-12-04 Thread Robert Ward
Oops - sorry, that note that I quoted was written by Stan Johnson, not Bob, even though it came from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry about that... Bob Bob Ward Acting Principal Horn San Francisco Symphony http://home.earthlink.net/~rnward ___ Horn

[Hornlist] Trigger Troubles

2002-12-04 Thread Rachel Kantosky
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I have a Conn 8D, and I've been having a lot of trouble with my trigger lately. The 8D that my high school supplied had a one-piece mechanical trigger, but the 8D that I own is segmented. It has an

Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie

2002-12-04 Thread John Baumgart
And here I thought they were used to draw fire away from the soldiers. John Baumgart - Original Message - From: John Dutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Drum-Line: The Movie [...] The pipes et al were used

Re: [Hornlist] Gnailing the high gnotes

2002-12-04 Thread Stephen F. Pearce
- Original Message - From: Herbert Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, 23 on the F side is solid and in tune. YMMV. Response: Problem solved. Stephen F. Pearce Foley, Alabama [EMAIL PROTECTED] Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve