Re: [Hornlist] Hornette and Song Flute

2007-06-18 Thread David Goldberg
This makes for a curious Google experience. There is a U.S. patent (#4993303) by this name. See a description - no photo, too bad - of a brass instrument at http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4993303.html The curiosity is in another google hit: http://www.elmcoralumni.org/news.htm This

Re: [Hornlist] Hornette and Song Flute

2007-06-18 Thread Tom Warner
On 18 Jun 2007, at 7:47 am, David Goldberg wrote: This page shows a photo of a brass instrument that I took to be a real hornette, but it looks more like a cornet traveling about 3/4 the speed of light. But that's not why google turned up this website. That's a bad photo of a 'pocket

[Hornlist] Patterson article

2007-06-18 Thread BrassArtsUnlim
Here's a nice little article about Jim and Cora Patterson and their shop in Las Cruces: _http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_6154871_ (http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_6154871) Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Re: [Hornlist] Best picks

2007-06-18 Thread BrassArtsUnlim
In a message dated 6/17/2007 3:02:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We are frequently reminded here of the benefits of playing horn without feeding it food particles. I recently stumbled on efficient plastic toothpicks that do a fine cleaning job (found them at

[Hornlist] Summer fun (was hornette, etc.)

2007-06-18 Thread Wendell Rider
On Jun 18, 2007, at 10:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: message: 6 date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:47:01 -0700 from: David Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: Re: [Hornlist] Hornette and Song Flute This makes for a curious Google experience. There is a U.S. patent (#4993303) by this name. See a

[Hornlist] Thank you, Wendell, I feel exonerated!

2007-06-18 Thread Valerie WELLS
I don't know how many of you remember when Jeff Smiley and I were the center of controversy back in March, but, I now feel exonerated by the latest addendum Wendel Rider has posted on his website. Wendell has graciously mentioned my name Jeff Smiley's name for providing inspiration feedback.

[Hornlist] Walter Lawson

2007-06-18 Thread Phil Hooks
I first played with Walter Lawson in 1956, at a summer band concert in Baltimore. Many times I rode with him to IHS workshops. The understanding was that Walter would drive, but I had to stay awake. We always talked about the old days and our mutual acquaintances. When he talked about the

[Hornlist] hornette

2007-06-18 Thread PatentDan Feigelson
David Golberg wrote: This makes for a curious Google experience. There is a U.S. patent (#4993303) by this name. See a description - no photo, too bad - of a brass instrument at http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4993303.html David, you can download the patent itself at freepatentsonline (you

Re: [Hornlist] hornette

2007-06-18 Thread David Goldberg
PatentDan Feigelson wrote: ... In other words, this is supposed to be a forward-facing French Horn, but with a smaller bell (or conversely, a compact, valved trombone that has a French Horn leadpipe). Seems to me if you want a trombone, just build a trombone. :-) Dan Feigelson The

Re: [Hornlist] hornette

2007-06-18 Thread Carlberg Jones
At 3:23 PM -0700 6/18/07, David Goldberg wrote: I own a pair of frumpets. frump |fr?mp| |fr?mp| |fr?mp| noun an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old-fashioned clothes. So a frumpet would be a small one of these? Are you sure it isn't spelled frumpette? I don't understand all these