I agree that the stopping valve is rarely used and since I am currently
playing on an excellent 5 valve King Bb (thanks again Richard) I dont need
another F extension, I have added an H section to the thumb valve turning
it into a whole tone valve. One of the bands I play with does a lot of OLD
Hi,
I attented once to a lecture held by a researcher from Institut
für Wiener Klangstil. He showed these videos, maybe you should
check their website: http://iwk.mdw.at.ac
It is an interesting site anyway, and you can enjoy Richard
Strauss' Concerto n:o 1. played by Thomas Jöbstl:
Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Mistook 16 for 12. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
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Of course, if you use a marker on your slides,,, you'd better be playing a
Markermatic (sorry,, I just couldn't help myself...)
One thing about slides that needs to be said from a technician standpoint...
when ever you pull your slides out - push them all the way in before pulling
them back
I recall reading a Dennis Brain biography years ago in which there was a
picture of Dennis and (I think) Norman del Mar, from their Royal Academy
days. They are standing out in front of an orchestra and, if I recall
correctly, playing a Brahms piece.
The question, what Brahms work would feature
In the bio by Stephen Pettitt, p 64 shows a photo with Richard
Hargreaves (baritone), Dennis, and John Burden (horn) in front
of an orchestra (Royal Academy?) conducted by Herbert Withers. The
piece in rehearsal is Grieg's Der Einsame.
And for 2 horns and choir, Brahms wrote some lovely songs for
Whenever I see Grieg's name I think back to several years ago, when our
orchestra league published a flyer to advertise an upcoming concert which
stated that on the program was Greg's Piano Concerto. Everyone was amused
except the music director (who otherwise has a great sense of humor). We
One can only imagine what part of your body you have tattooed for the main
tuning slide!
- Richard
Leonard Brown wrote:
...After I had the exact position of each valve slide
figured out I measured it (in inches) and then had a line that
long tattooed on my fingers, along with the name of the
While waiting for the drummers to find their parts,
one band director mused:
It never ceases to amaze me. In an 8 measure rest,
the horn section will take their instruments
completely apart and somehow manage to get their horns
back together again in time to make a perfect
entrance.
FWIW - I
Margaret, JR,
I don't have my copy of the Pettitt book in front of me at the moment, but
I do recall that picture and my confusion about just exactly what piece is
being cited. I can't locate any Grieg Der Einsame in his works listing in
GroveOnline, though maybe I was not looking in the correct
The uncalibrated hornist in need of certainty might induce a precision
brass technician to engrave a ruler on the surface of the main tuning
slide. As the slide has two tubes, you could have one cut in inches and
the other in millimeters.
During tacets you can learn how many millimeters there
Thanks to all who answered my original question on slide lock rings. Those
who aren't interested go away :) From those who responded to me privately
Alexander has them for about $6.50 each. Paxman has them for about double
that. I found my three of the Paxman variety from Wichita Band Instruments
Looking for sheet music for a french horn octet-'Allegretto from
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7' arranged by Lorraine Sharp pub. Henslee. Can't
seem to find it --hornmart [EMAIL PROTECTED] shows it listed but
he must be defunct since his emails come back undeliverable. Any other
source anyone knows
How the horn sounds is far more important than how it looks -- except
sometimes in military bands.
-- Alan Cole, rank amateur
McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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At 11:30 AM 11/16/2004, you wrote:
I have been thinking about getting my valve caps engraved for
During tacets you can learn how many millimeters there
are in an inch just by fooling around with your slide
Maybe, but remember the trouble PeeWee Herman had over this? And while it
it may not increase your circle of friends, you should at least be able
to tune until you need glasses.
jrc
I have been thinking about getting my valve caps engraved for a while now
Stacy, after the recent tuning slide fiasco, PLEASE tell us you mean the
ones on your horn.
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also appears very contemporary
Have you considered piercing as an alternative valve-cap tattooing?
just tryin' to be
I've been considering adding a fifth valve to my King, but that might push it
to the point of needing valve plating, which I could do if I stopped putting
off setting up the equipment I already have. I found myself using the King so
much, I jumped at the chance to pick up a Paxman 42M that Bob
Optical engineers routinely work with digital micro positioners. One could be
attached to your tuning slide and wired to your digital tuner. For even better
results, a second contact mic on the principal oboe could be sampled to provide
the pitch standard.
Even more fun is to swap two tuning
Well, at age 58, having played Horn for the last 45+ years, I'm hardly a
beginning student. I'm having a lot of fun trying out the possibilities of
the 5-valve Bb..Here's another idea: replace the stopping valve slide
with a first-valve slide from an F Horn. It should give you more notes
subject: [Hornlist] Kind of horn related...
Carl B wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that Hans is STILL quite the
p---y-p--ts? I know this post doesn't accomplish
anything and my apologies for that, but it really
bothers me to watch him berate other players for their
'stupid' questions. I fear many
A third valve slide might be long enough. If you have one, making couplers to
get it to tuning length only reqires soldering some telescoping tubing
together. If I recall, hobby shops sell 15/32 and 1/2 tubing that
telescopes. There's a good chance the 15/32 will match your slide tubes, but
Hey, I'm just as old curmudgeonly as Prof. Pizka (pushing 63) I am
every bit as professional as the professor -- just not in the field of
music. (Bureaucracy is my game -- that is, was my game before I retired on
U.S. civil service pension.) Furthermore, I am highly opinionated I have
a
Stacy Louise Devino wrote:
I have been thinking about getting my valve caps engraved for a while now,
but don't know whether it would be worth it. They currently have a mirror
finish on them that looks very out of place with the paxmans and hoyers in
my section, also appears very contemporary.
I already spend money on a GREAT teacher - Clevenger's first student. I
make it all back 3 fold in the lession money I recieve. Besides I want to
do something for me for once.hmph.
Actually, the best use for your money would be for lessons with a top
teacher
or a week at KBHC. The best
Is my horn leaking? I've been playing exclusively on the F horn lately, but
when I empty my horn's slides, all the water is in the B-flat slides and
none in the F slides. I do know the difference and to confirm this I played
some notes both ways and removed the appropriate slides just to be sure
It's much easier for air to leak between valve ports where the path is short.
A leak in a valve crook will often show bubbles leaking whether the valve is
open or closed because the pressure from blowing can't raise the pressure in
the crook to match, and air leaks out of the horn. If you're
In a message dated 11/16/2004 4:09:03 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is my horn leaking? I've been playing exclusively on the F horn lately, but
when I empty my horn's slides, all the water is in the B-flat slides and
none in the F slides. I do know the difference
howdy, Just a tip, the reason a conductor looks at us all the time is: We are
the ones missing the notes--- Theres not much to hide when we have 10 notes in
the same passage a string player has 100 notes. I usually subdivide and stare
at the musicthis helps with the glaring effect
The wrap of the horn makes a big difference as to how water can accumulate in
the Bb tubing.
Generally the Kruspe wraps (Holton 179, Conn 8D, etc) collect water in the
third valve Bb side
because gravity draws it to the lowest point ? the 3rd valve rotor area. Even
if you never use
your 3rd
Is that the show that where you can get the Lil Jon Crunk Juice horn
customization, complete with engraved valve caps that say
YEHH
WHAAT
and for the third valve - OKYY
?
_SNIP_
PIMP MY HORN
more on that one later and
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