Re: [Hornlist] An Outdoor Overture

At 10:12 AM 6/3/03 -0400, dumusic wrote: I am not a horn player. I brought my brass methods professor to tears of laughter when I played my horn final. I believe the story is about Copland. When asked which he wanted, stopped or muted or with mutes, he replied Is there a difference? This may

[Hornlist] Mouthpiece adjustment and embouchure awareness

Darcy Beth Hamlin wrote: I've recently switched mouthpieces (I switched from a Shilke 30 to a much larger bored, thinner-rimmed, v-cup mpc) for a number of reasons that were discussed at length with my teacher. You're on the right track, Darcy! Remember, like in the game of golf, it's not

Re: [Hornlist] Conn and Selmer merging

Nothing is changing as far as I have been told. Selmer bought UMI but all the operations are staying in place. Wes ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Conns in the real world

How many professional horn sections still play on 8D or equivalent horns? Cleveland, The Met are all I can think of off hand. Anyone else? Chris --- kerri c davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear fellow horn players: I've had my heart set on this Conn 8DRS, right? Well, it hit me

Re: [Hornlist] shipping horns

The only reason I mention shipping the horn and case separate is that I have heard quite a few war stories about the flat-wood cases. If the case is struck where the bell sits, apparently it can do some major damage to the bell. It sounds like I will probably ship the horn in the case, but