[Hornlist] Brasswind Brand horns

2004-12-16 Thread Alissa J. Quick
I have a horn student whose parents want to purchase a horn, and they're interested in the Brasswind brand horn - mainly because of the price. I've searched the horn listserve's archives for information about this brand, but there's nothing relevant. I'm interested in information about the

[Hornlist] Gallay

2004-12-16 Thread McBeth, Amy J
Ok, for you Gallay aficionados out there, the latest MGG article on Gallay (authored by Klaus Aringer), lists a Concerto no. 2, op. 28. I have a reliable source listing op. 28 as the 3e Melodie pour le Cor, avec accomp. de piano, sur une cavatine de la Somnambula, and have never found anything

[Hornlist] JUPITER HORNS (try again)

2004-12-16 Thread Leonard Peggy Brown
Hi, I posted this in September and drew 0 responses. I am not one to give up so.. Hello, Could you give me specific points about the Jupiter double you like or dislike. I am really looking for comments from people that have spent some time trying them out. Also, I would like solid

RE: [Hornlist] Possible Scam on Hornplayer.net

2004-12-16 Thread Jonathan West
I think this is known as advance fee fraud. The assistant walks off with the goods and the extra cash, and you find that the check bounces even though it is the kind of check where the bank intially credits the value to your account immediately. You end up without the horn and without the extra

RE: [Hornlist] Gallay

2004-12-16 Thread McBeth, Amy J
Hello, I'd be really curious to find out the source on a second concerto, op. 28. I have a microfilm of Gallay's Quarante Preludes c. 1821-27, and the inside front page lists the horn catalog of A. Petit. Op. 28 is listed as the 3e Melodie...on a cavatine of Somnambula, as I wrote earlier. I

Re: [Hornlist] Possible Scam on Hornplayer.net

2004-12-16 Thread Sandy
Wilbert, Sandy here. We recently had some e-mail exchanges about the horn you are referring to. I think the internet scammer who wanted to send her P.A. around to pick up the horn was referring to her Personal Assistant. Fraud artists often throw out ostentatious terms, in an effort to impress

[Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Scott Hartman
Hi everyone, I have been ordered to remove my collection of horns from our living room.I can keep the one I am playing and my daughter's horn in there, but I have to store 5 others in my den. There is no room in the closet in there or on the floor so I have to come up with some sort of

RE: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Steve Freides
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] du] On Behalf Of Scott Hartman Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hornlist] Storage and scams I have been ordered to remove my collection of horns from our living

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread John Kowalchuk
At 11:59 AM 12/16/04 -0800, Scott Hartman wrote: I need to be able to put the horns up there and take them down easily, and it has to be at least 5 feet off the floor. Any creative solutions out there? Bicycle hooks screwed into the ceiling. John Kowalchuk maker of

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Alan Cole
My son the bass clarinetist saxophonist faced a similar problem when the powers that be over a his house (where he lives with his wife baby boy) decided he had to come up with a tidier way of storing his assemblage of clarinets, alto clarinets, bass clarinets, contrabass clarinets, his

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Jerry Houston
From: Steve Freides [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Storage and scams Rubber-covered hooks are inexpensive and available at your local hardware store. Typically they're threaded and intended to be screwed directly into a rafter or other wood but you could certainly solve that problem

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Fred Baucom
Guess it's all in the eye of the beholder...my wife would likely take down one of the horns and hang me up there. Fred Jerry Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Steve Freides Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Storage and scams snip. Best of all, my wife - a non-player - thinks they're

Re: [Hornlist] That is the question

2004-12-16 Thread Alexandre Grand-Clement
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan asked: AND, after we chew on this awhile, I want to ask another:  What's a tubbysound?  Hamlet asked almost the same question in his famous soliloquy. Gotta go, le chew 'Tubby, do I smell something rotten in the kingdom of Denmark ?' Alex

Re: [Hornlist] That is the question

2004-12-16 Thread Klaus Bjerre
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jonathan asked: AND, after we chew on this awhile, I want to ask another:  What's a tubbysound?  Hamlet asked almost the same question in his famous soliloquy. Gotta go, le chew 'Tubby, do I smell something rotten in the kingdom of Denmark ?' Alex

[Hornlist] Top 4 Orchestras in the world, type your list and opinions...

2004-12-16 Thread JeremyWray325
What are the top 5 orchestras in the world in your honest opinion and why?... My favorites are as follows: 1. Vienna Philharmonic- Incredible intonation, deep and dark sound, unique from other orchestra's sound wise and stylistically. 2. London Symphony- Star wars,which as you all know,

Re: [Hornlist] Top 4 Orchestras in the world, type your list and opinions...

2004-12-16 Thread Valkhorn
The top 5 in my opinion are as follows: 1 - Wiener Philharmonic 2 - Berlin Philharmonic 3 - New York Philharmonic 4 - London Symphony Orchestra 5 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra -William P.S. - Some close calls would have included the Royal Concertgebow, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (the

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread W. Paul Manly
so, where do you store the cases? - Original Message - From: Jerry Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Horn List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams : From: Steve Freides [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Storage

[Hornlist] Horn case on ailines

2004-12-16 Thread MARKSUERON
Does anyone know if you can get a standard conn 8d case in carry on storage on most standard 7-- jets? thanks, Ron ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

RE: [Hornlist] Top 4 Orchestras in the world, type your list and opinions...

2004-12-16 Thread Karl W. Feinauer
Don't forget the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. They mix excellent recordings... never heard them live though. There trumpet section is phenomenal and their horns are quite good as well. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Jerry Houston
From: W. Paul Manly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams so, where do you store the cases? On shelves out in the garage. And I have another 10 or 12 hooks in the rafters out there, for some of the other horns (in their cases). And yes, I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Re: [Hornlist] Horn case on ailines

2004-12-16 Thread Cayce
I've been on many 7-- jets, and I have a Conn8D with standard case. And I'm thinking no...sorry, wrap it in bubble tape and send it off? -Cayce On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:20:10 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if you can get a standard conn 8d case in carry on

[Hornlist] ORCHESTRAS

2004-12-16 Thread SpankMacDaddy
I also think top orchestras are good. Mike ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Lawson Mouthpieces

2004-12-16 Thread Eldon Matlick
Regarding Alan Cole's post regarding Lawson Mouthpieces. Alan's observations are astute. I have really been impressed with these mouthpieces, however, because of the hefty price, they certainly may not be for everyone. For those players playing Holtons, Yamahas, and Conn 8D's, the Lawson really

RE: [Hornlist] ORCHESTRAS

2004-12-16 Thread hans
This is far the best answer to the best orchestra question. I might list some top orchestras to your (list)information: Vienna Phil, Berlin Phil, Chicago Symph, St.Louis Symph., Los Angeles Phil., Concertgebow Orch., Bavarian State Orchestra (State Opera in Munich, 475 years unbroken tradition),

RE: [Hornlist] Horn case on ailines

2004-12-16 Thread hans
Lament at the check-in, that you need the horn unharmed for a concert next day it might be stored in one of the spezial storage bins on board NOT in the luggage compartments with all the other luggage. If you notify your airline about the size of the case that it is a musical instrument, it

Re: [Hornlist] Brasswind Brand horns

2004-12-16 Thread Walter E. Lewis
If the parents can't afford a new horn, you might try to convince them to purchase a good used. I can understand why someone wouldn't want to go the Ebay route, but I would suggest using Hornplayer.net.. The Brasswinds has to be a stencil horn, no telling who is making them, and whether the

Re: [Hornlist] Brasswind Brand horns

2004-12-16 Thread Curno47
Horns can be ordered from W/B on a trial basis. I know someone who tried several horns this way before he found one he liked and purchased from them. It also might be worth the trek up to South Bend to try several horns, used and new, in one of their many practice rooms.

[Hornlist] Re: Possible scam on hornplayer.net

2004-12-16 Thread simon
Dear All I have also had a horn for sale on hornplayer.net. In the space of six weeks I received twenty two E-mails requesting all sorts of different methods of payment, exchange or desire to purchase my horn. Every one without exception seemed to be of a dubious nature. In fact, members of

[Hornlist] That is the question

2004-12-16 Thread HornCabbage
Jonathan asked: What constitutes a really big horn?  Brand? (Hoyer, Kruspe, 8D, etc.) Uh, Cabbage might want to sit aside awhile here, but I doubt that will happen... AND, after we chew on this awhile, I want to ask another:  What's a tubbysound?  Hamlet asked almost the same

[Hornlist] Possible Scam on Hornplayer.net

2004-12-16 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon the dual posting. I have uncovered a possible scam using our favorite site, hornplayer.net. I currently have a horn for sale listed on that site. I was contacted by a potential buyer named, Helen Howard. She wanted to pay me several thousand dollars more than I was asking

RE: [Hornlist] Gallay

2004-12-16 Thread hans
Hello, I have the 10th solo in full instrumentation as a concerto, - there is also a Nocturno pastoral op.6 under preparation, with full orchestra. Dr.Aringer told me about this 2nd concerto also, but I have no source. Will check my files again. Greetings