[Hornlist] Recommendations wanted

2004-08-14 Thread William van Druten
What is best CD recording of the Schumann Concertpiece Opus 86? I have the music and want to play along with the CD. Bill van Druten ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] Eroica by White?

2004-08-14 Thread Leonard Peggy Brown
There is a King Eroica by H. N. White on ebay. I thought H.N. White was out of business by the time King came out with the Eroica name. Is this really an Eroica or just a Nickel Silver King/White from an earlier year?

[Hornlist] H.N. White in general

2004-08-14 Thread Leonard Peggy Brown
How did H.N. White fit into the world of horn building? Was it a second line for King? About what years did White make instruments? Leonard ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Eroica by White?

2004-08-14 Thread David Jewell
Leonard - it's definitely and Eroica, the design of George McKracken. I have no idea where the H.N White came from, because White was absorbed by the King company earlier in the last century. The Eroica is an early 80's [I believe] design so it couldn't have been a White King brand. I could

Re: [Hornlist] H.N. White in general

2004-08-14 Thread David Jewell
Hi again Leonard - somewhere either on the net or in some literature there is the history of the White/King company. {I will try to locate it} What I seem to recall is the H.N. White founded the company around the turn of the century or soon thereafter. One of his trombone designs earned the

Re: [Hornlist] Recommendations wanted

2004-08-14 Thread JeremyWray325
I think the Chicago 1976 section has the best recording out. Possibly the only recording of it by the CSO, so I'd look for that. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Cabbage explains

2004-08-14 Thread HornCabbage
Herb F wrote Well, actually, no. The 6% is accurate, but you multiply, not add. That is you multiply by 1.06 12 times to get an octave. Instead of 1.72, this give 2.01 (not exactly 2.00 because the 6% is slightly high). Therefore a D hose would be 14 1/4 feet, and a D basso hose would be 28 1/2

Re: [Hornlist] Recommendations wanted

2004-08-14 Thread Chris Pesch
I think the CSO recording in question can be found on The Chicago Principal on Amazon. On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:02:34 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the Chicago 1976 section has the best recording out. Possibly the only recording of it by the CSO, so I'd look for that.

[Hornlist] Re: Henderson N. White

2004-08-14 Thread William Melton
Hi again Leonard - somewhere either on the net or in some literature there is the history of the White/King company. {I will try to locate it} What I seem to recall is the H.N. White founded the company around the turn of the century or soon thereafter. One of his trombone designs earned

[Hornlist] Re: Life in Cleveland

2004-08-14 Thread MUMFORDHornworks
In a message dated 8/14/04 1:00:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Leonard writes: How did H.N. White fit into the world of horn building? Was it a second line for King? About what years did White make instruments? H.N. White had a repair shop in Cleveland in the late 1800s. In walked Mr.