It would have been "Made in the FRG" or "Made in the GDR." The English
translation that is.
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Richard V. West
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Similarly, a colleague of mine plays on an Alex 200 with an ascending
3rd valve.
On May 21, 2009, at 6:10 PM, "David A. Jewell"
wrote:
If you read Mr. Yanchich's book he explains about the HeldenHorn. I
do no recall the exact details but Alexander made the Geyer wrap
horns only for
I stand corrected, but for the life of me don't recall the "Made in W.
Germany" on any articles as late as 1989, the date of the fall of the
Wall. After the Bundesrepublik was recognized in the West, and the
German Democratic Republic was a fait accompli in the East, "West
Germany" as an offici
Kind of reminds me of a neigbor I knew growing up. He was a coin collector.
Rather than go for the rare coins, he'd buy the mixed lots that were around
from time to time. One of his neatest sets were counterfit Dutch Indonesian
coins. The ranged fron crude lumps of metal to rather good copies.
If you read Mr. Yanchich's book he explains about the HeldenHorn. I do no
recall the exact details but Alexander made the Geyer wrap horns only for Mr.
Yancich to distribute in the US. It didn't last long, no more than a few
years. Alexander has made some interesting "one-offs" as well - a la
It's just a matter of time before you'll be seeing modern Chinese
counterfeits of vintage horns and other instruments. That's what the
description first made me think of. You'll see them on eBay first, though,
initially sold by Chinese sellers using their finest Engrish and
questionable facts abo
Sorry Richard, but the label "Made in W. Germany" was around until
after the fall of the Berlin wall. I have CDs with "Made in West
Germany" printed on the back, and I don't think those were around in
the 1960's.
Also, it was the Soviet Union, not Russia, that exerted dominance over
East Germany d
Whoops! "Tears" instead of "years." Must have been a Freudian slip,
apropos but unintended (I think).
Richard in Seattle
Richard V. West wrote:
The seller also has the putative date of manufacture wrong. The phrase
"Made in W. Germany" was used in the tears immediately following World
War 2 t
The seller also has the putative date of manufacture wrong. The phrase
"Made in W. Germany" was used in the tears immediately following World
War 2 to differentiate the Western zones of Germany---occupied by the
Americans, French, and British---from "East" Germany---the Russian
dominated part o
Aren't these the horn duets that actually are written for horns?
Cheers,
Lawrence
2009/5/21 Steven Mumford
>
>
> For some really beautiful, fun and challenging trios, check out
> Mozart's trios for basset horns. Not exactly "originals for horn" but at
> least they're in F. There are seve
For some really beautiful, fun and challenging trios, check out Mozart's
trios for basset horns. Not exactly "originals for horn" but at least they're
in F. There are several of them and they're all first rate musically. The 1st
part goes up to high Cs and hangs above the staff quite a
He's better than cabbage-he doesn't make gratuitous insults.
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On May 21, 2009, at 7:08 AM, "David A. Jewell"
wrote:
Cabbage, it seems you have some worthy companionship.
Paxmaha
From: David Goldberg
To: The Horn List
Simon Varnam w
Not to mention Mailand.
Klaus
--- On Thu, 5/21/09, ew...@aol.com wrote:
> From: ew...@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Funny sales history, confirmation please!
> To: horn@music.memphis.edu
> Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 2:29 PM
> Hey, "Mainz," "Milan," they're both
> cities in Europe whose
Hey, "Mainz," "Milan," they're both cities in Europe whose names begin with M,
right?
Emory Waters
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From: Kevin Carlson
To: horn@music.memphis.edu
Sent: Wed, 20 May 2009 11:03 pm
Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Funny sales history, confirmation please!
While the "Yanc
Cabbage, it seems you have some worthy companionship.
Paxmaha
From: David Goldberg
To: The Horn List
Simon Varnam wrote:
Thanks, David! I've been wanting to play these for a long time. How about the
others; Schneider, Dauprat and Tripperies ? (What nation
Simon Varnam wrote:
from: David Goldberg
subject: Re: [Hornlist] trios for three horns
Bill Gross wrote:
I think the Reicha's may even be available on-line.
Yes, 24 Horn Trios op.82 at:
http://imslp.org/wiki/24_Horn_Trios%2C_Op.82_(Reicha%2C_Anton)
Thanks, David! I've bee
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