[Hornlist] Major Serious Oddball Horn...

2005-02-09 Thread Alan Cole
...that looks like it would be dangerous if it had valves. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3781756915rd=1 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus

[Hornlist] Karl Haas R.I.P.

2005-02-07 Thread Alan Cole
Karl Haas R.I.P. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/n/a/2005/02/07/entertainment/e075456S66.DTL http://tinyurl.com/44nsz -AC. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/2005

Re: [Hornlist] Ring on the lip

2005-01-29 Thread Alan Cole
Didn't George Constanza fret over a condition like that on the Seinfeld TV show? -AC. ~ I should clarify a bit more: the ring that is left on my lip is not red. Just a sort of light discoloration, almost reminds me of a callus. -- No virus found in this outgoing

[Hornlist] eBay Conn 8Ds From Zero Feedback Sellers

2005-01-27 Thread Alan Cole
the No Feeback folks are up to no good. Nevertheless, it makes me wonder what's up. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.5 - Release Date: 1/26/2005

Re: [Hornlist] Osman Music?

2005-01-20 Thread Alan Cole
When you call, be sure to ask for Donny or Marie.-AC. At 08:57 AM 1/20/2005, you wrote: On Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 12:14 AM, Karl Feinauer wrote: I think I am spelling the name wrong. Right. It is Osmun. PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message.

[Hornlist] Scratchy Old 78-RPM Records

2005-01-18 Thread Alan Cole
=110006171 The author says some of those old stax of wax give valuable insights into early 20th-century performance practice (vocal style, string wind articulation, flexible tempo phrasing from the time when Brahms, Dvorak, Verdi, Puccini were at work). -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean

RE: [Hornlist] Scanning Kopprasch--copyright

2005-01-18 Thread Alan Cole
Sounds like another situation where the prospect of forgiveness afterwards is likelier than permission in advance. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 10:39 AM 1/18/2005, you wrote: Actually, it's more complicated than

Re: [Hornlist] My second horn lesson

2005-01-13 Thread Alan Cole
and Horn In E. As for other transposition keys, fuggeddabowdit. (Good thing for me there are plenty of playing opportunties in concert bands brass quintets that don't often involve straying from Horn In F.) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] Re: transposition

2005-01-13 Thread Alan Cole
as transpositions. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.11 - Release Date: 1/12/2005 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu

Re: [Hornlist] goodbye Fidelio/Eroica

2004-12-25 Thread Alan Cole
So should we start looking for quality horns from Hyundai, Samsung, Goldstar, Daewoo, etc.? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. I expect Korea to emerge as the next Japan before China does. -- No virus found in this outgoing

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Circular Breathing - Good or Bad? Should it be used?

2004-12-24 Thread Alan Cole
till you get used to hearing it. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 12/22/2004 ___ post

Re: [Hornlist] Canadian Brass names new hornplayer to group

2004-12-22 Thread Alan Cole
Seems to me The Canadian Brass wears out replaces their horn players more frequently than their trumpet players, trombone players, tuba players. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 10:25 AM 12/22/2004, you wrote: Hello Hornlisters

RE: [Hornlist] goodbye Fidelio/Eroica

2004-12-22 Thread Alan Cole
That might not be so bad, specially if the prices stay below the level of Yamaha. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ Within a short time, expect the Chinese instruments to rise to the quality of Yamaha. -- No virus found

Re: [Hornlist] Holton Farkas MC mouthpiece - OK for adult beginner?

2004-12-21 Thread Alan Cole
for years years, until switching to Lawson just a few years ago. I never got hold of a 3B-W to try. Once or twice on eBay I've seen a 3B-N -- similar to 3B-W, I take it, except with narrower rim. 7B-Ws show up on eBay frequently occasionally there will be an eBay 5B-W. -- Alan Cole, rank

Re: [Hornlist] Bent Lead Pipe - What To Do?

2004-12-21 Thread Alan Cole
Get the lead pipe straightened. And it might be a good idea also to rest the horn on something more substantial than a music stand. Otherwise, when it falls off, more parts could could get bent than just the lead pipe. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Storage

2004-12-17 Thread Alan Cole
organized.) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. New but related topic - how do people file music - by composer? title? purpose (solo, etude books, chamber music, etc.)? LIFO (Last In First Out

Re: [Hornlist] Storage and scams

2004-12-16 Thread Alan Cole
much effort, that look nice in the living room, that work OK for storing all those instuments. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 02:59 PM 12/16/2004, you wrote: Hi everyone, I have been ordered to remove my collection of horns from our

[Hornlist] Bigger, Deeper, Darker Sound...

2004-12-15 Thread Alan Cole
...for only $15 + shipping. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3769929290rd=1 If you do, if you spring for it, if it's any good, let me know. If it really delivers bigger, deeper, darker sound, it's a bargain at twice the price, no? -- Alan Cole

[Hornlist] Speaking Of eBay Lawson Mouthpieces...

2004-12-15 Thread Alan Cole
...check out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3770065909rd=1 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu

RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do?

2004-12-13 Thread Alan Cole
of playing Lawson horns with Lawson mouthpieces. That's my story I'm sticking to it. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 11:42 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote: There's some interesting stuff on the Lawson Brass website. Walter and sons have done

RE: [Hornlist] Heinrich Zalzer Horn

2004-12-10 Thread Alan Cole
into trumpets, trombones, tubas, euphonia, saxhorns, cornets, flugelhorns, etc.? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. I'll address the Zalzer horn. They were made in East Germany post-war and were imported in the United States in some

Re: [Hornlist] Audition Endurance

2004-12-07 Thread Alan Cole
; they're indispensable. But they aren't enough, because they are just not the same as real performances in front of real audiences, and that's the kind of frequent, repeated performance experience you need to beat those shaky-sound jitters. Keep practicing good luck. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur

Re: [Hornlist] Age of 8D?

2004-11-30 Thread Alan Cole
. Not only that, I have a hunch that even if I were playing on an average, so-so, mediocre, run-of-the-mill horn, the source of most any performance problem I might encounter would also be (b) with me. Fortunately, professional-grade horns are not just for professionals, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank

Re: [Hornlist] Re: talent

2004-11-19 Thread Alan Cole
-- more than innate ability, more than aptitude, more than raw talent however defined -- is an intense drive that compels them to practice, practice, practice. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 01:53 PM 11/19/2004, you wrote: Scott

Re: [Hornlist] pieces not intended for horn

2004-11-19 Thread Alan Cole
of a local oompah band, he got so angry at the idea that I wondered whether he was about to punch my lights out. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ I guess my question is this: as horn players, what are your feelings toward

Re: [Hornlist] pieces not intended for horn

2004-11-19 Thread Alan Cole
/index.htm -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ At 10:33 PM 11/19/2004, you wrote: My three cents is that great music is great music. One of the classic examples is the Peer Gynt suite. It was NOT intended for a jazz ensemble. However, Duke

[Hornlist] Doing It For A Living

2004-11-17 Thread Alan Cole
=110005902 Who knew? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Re: engraving valve caps

2004-11-17 Thread Alan Cole
Maybe just tattooed, then. Or how about a really nice manicure job?-AC. ~~ I am not entirely convinced, that I would want my hands to be engraved. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Is it worth it to have your caps engraved?

2004-11-16 Thread Alan Cole
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. ~ At 11:30 AM 11/16/2004, you wrote: I have been thinking about getting my valve caps engraved

Re: [Hornlist] Value of contributors

2004-11-16 Thread Alan Cole
a finely tuned baloney detector that is 2nd to none. Accordingly I have no hesitation in sounding off in public or on the horn list, no matter whether I know what I'm talking about or not. In short, I can take it I can dish it out. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia

[Hornlist] Mystery Horn

2004-11-14 Thread Alan Cole
OK, who is the actual manufacturer of an Alexander 103 copy marked Besson 408? Marking on the leadpipe says: Made In Democratic Republic Of Germany. That's East Germany before reunification, right? Gebr. Alexander in those days was in West Germany, no? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax

Re: [Hornlist] 6Ds and Bueschers (Alan)

2004-10-29 Thread Alan Cole
, for that matter. I'm not sure consistency is all that much of a virtue unless your playing sounds lots better than mine.) Now, what about those Olds clones of Conn 6D? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ The Buescher was not a non-Conn

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 22, Issue 32

2004-10-29 Thread Alan Cole
it needs to be. Any way you shake it, there are still only 12 notes -- no matter how you notate them. (Beyond that dozen they're all just repeats in other registers.) Musicans' sounds are still all refinements of Plunk, Whistle, Thump, Toot. Keep it simple. Keep it real. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur

Re: [Hornlist] 6Ds and Bueschers (Alan)

2004-10-29 Thread Alan Cole
Me neither. But if I ever get hold of 1, I'll make it a point to wear old clothes while playing the Olds clone. -AC. At 01:40 PM 10/29/2004, you wrote: Alan, I guess after awhile the found it cheaper not to make the models different. I wonder if the Bueschers

[Hornlist] Conn 6D Look-Alike By Buescher

2004-10-29 Thread Alan Cole
After the recent horn list discussion about Conn 6Ds clones Buescher look-alikes, 1 of those Bueschers shows up on eBay. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3758481728rd=1 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] Difference playing a Conn 6D and a Yamaha YHR 567

2004-10-28 Thread Alan Cole
What about the non-Conn 6D look-alikes (e.g., Olds, Buescher)? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ As with all Conn horns, the Elkhart instruments have the best reputation and respect. Elkhart 6Ds usually go for $400-500 on ebay

Re: [Hornlist] Oddball ebay horn

2004-10-26 Thread Alan Cole
Now that these acoustical-physical phenomena are better understood, I suppose it can only be a matter of time before innovative square French horns show up on eBay along side all those conventional round ones. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] OT (but only a bit)

2004-10-26 Thread Alan Cole
It's the sound of a square French horn. -AC. ~~~ At 12:46 PM 10/26/2004, you wrote: Another stunning contribution from Bill B... (what am I missing??) Paul UK -- message: 28 date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:39:24 + from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: Re:

Re: [Hornlist] How to find model number

2004-10-26 Thread Alan Cole
Most of the Conn horns that I've seen have the model number die-stamped into the outside of the mouthpiece receiver -- e.g., 8D, 6D, 4D, etc. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ At 02:37 PM 10/26/2004, you wrote: We have two horns

[Hornlist] Authentic French Horn From France

2004-10-23 Thread Alan Cole
It looks like this instrument will be uncomfortble for the left hand regardless of how you rig any combination of pinky rings, duck feet, flippers, Klebsch straps, or Pip Sticks. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3757131178rd=1 -- Alan Cole, rank

[Hornlist] Danish Classic Radio Via Internet

2004-10-08 Thread Alan Cole
Check out... http://www.dr.dk/musik/klassisk/?wmp=klassisk The reading material spoken commentary are in Danish, so for us English speakers it's a shot in the dark. Not all the same stuff you hear over WETA-FM or WGMS-FM. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Hornlist] History of music

2004-09-17 Thread Alan Cole
(off-list) if you want more Schickele Mix lore. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 11:36 AM 9/17/2004, you wrote: Hello all. I have a friend who, due to various sad reasons, has actively avoided music most of her life. She is now

[Hornlist] R.I.P. Donald James Leslie

2004-09-07 Thread Alan Cole
Donald James Leslie, inventor of the eponymous rotating-horn loudspeaker that made Hammond electric organs popular in jazz, blues, and rock roll, died September 2, 2004, in Altadena, California. You can read the obituary on the Internet at... http://tinyurl.com/5utco -- Alan Cole, rank

RE: [Hornlist] Cel Phone Ringtones

2004-09-01 Thread Alan Cole
that, when receiving a call, plays something from The Ring. Hats off to all you electronically adept horn folks out there. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ I was going to make some smart comment about ringtones but then my phone rang

Re: [Hornlist] worse and worse ebay ads

2004-08-23 Thread Alan Cole
the lines of warnings some of the school band folks hand out to parents as described recently here on the horn list? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ At 09:43 PM 8/23/2004, you wrote: Just looking at the ads 84% off Germany 2005

Re: [Hornlist] New horns on Ebay for $125?!

2004-08-22 Thread Alan Cole
domestic manufacturers. Shucks, there never were many of them -- only a few, plus several high-quality speciality workshops. So it goes.) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. Now, a question to everyone: Why do people believe

Re: [Hornlist] Why??

2004-08-22 Thread Alan Cole
Caveat emptor is not a bad policy, but it only works if the emptor actually takes care to caveat. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. Some of you folks may have heard of old P. T. Barnum, who said 'There is a sucker born every minute

Re: [Hornlist] Playing a trombone

2004-08-19 Thread Alan Cole
for blowing them both while operating both of them manually, without actually having to support their weight. Even so, accomplishing that double pucker would be extremely difficult, given the size of the trombone mouthpiece. Good luck let us know how it goes. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean

[Hornlist] Oddball eBay Horn

2004-07-28 Thread Alan Cole
I ask you, is there a better virtual museum of oddball musical instruments than eBay? Check out this 1... http://tinyurl.com/544dm -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set

Re: [Hornlist] Oddball eBay Horn

2004-07-28 Thread Alan Cole
Item number = 3739132425 269843a.jpg ~~~ At 12:04 AM 7/29/2004, you wrote: The link didn't work here. Can you give us the ebay auction number perhaps? -William ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] new Viennese Horn on ebay

2004-07-18 Thread Alan Cole
Cool ! First 1 of those I've ever seen that's shiny. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 01:09 AM 7/18/2004, you wrote: Hurry up, there is a brand new Viennese Pupmpenhorn on ebay to be auctioned the next 30 hours. It is by Jiracek

Re: [Hornlist] new Viennese Horn on ebay

2004-07-18 Thread Alan Cole
Double cool ! The website features plenty of oddball horns -- even a McCraken look-alike. Thanks for the URL. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ You might be interested in this: http://www.volweb.cz/jiracek/ All the best, Tom

[Hornlist] Strange Looking Horn On eBay

2004-07-12 Thread Alan Cole
Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3736237222rd=1 Unique design, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http

[Hornlist] Huge Pile Of Ruined Brasses

2004-07-06 Thread Alan Cole
Here's a project for you -- including a wrecked Conn 6D 2 smashed single F horns, plus a bunch of incomplete trumpets I don't know what all. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3734720197ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County

Re: [Hornlist] Hemeangioma

2004-07-05 Thread Alan Cole
have a go at my embouchure -- I'm just a so-so, over-the-hill, sometimes player. Good luck -- let us know how your treatment progresses. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ At 02:27 PM 7/5/2004, you wrote: A few weeks ago I noticed

Re: [Hornlist] NHR - email client recommendation

2004-06-19 Thread Alan Cole
Sounds good, thanks. But is it as good as Eudora 6.1? ( http://www.eudora.com/ ) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ Those of you who are worried about the security vulnerabilities of Outlook Express and would like to use something

[Hornlist] Politically Correct Horn ?

2004-06-03 Thread Alan Cole
OK, somebody will have to enlighten me. What the heck is politically correct about horns made of certain alloys but not others? Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3728340703rd=1 I don't get it. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County

[Hornlist] Boogie Woogie MP3

2004-05-27 Thread Alan Cole
When you're all frazzled out from Kopprasch, you can take a break with a little Boogie Woogie... http://homepage.mac.com/lileks/.Public/BoogieWoogie.mp3 Enjoy ! -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL

[Hornlist] 10 Dirty Secrets Of Classical Music

2004-05-07 Thread Alan Cole
is perfectly sincere. 10. It's a good thing that only about 200 Bach cantatas survive. Wow! Does that go against the grain or what? Who knew? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set

Re: [Hornlist] Cabbaged

2004-05-02 Thread Alan Cole
Hey, cool. Sounds like you had some momentum going. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ I was also cabbaged thrice in one day. [all from cabbage, no imitations!]. I still have them as way cool momentos of that day. paxmaha

[Hornlist] Bing Crosby

2004-04-29 Thread Alan Cole
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20040429.shtml ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Geyer trademark

2004-04-28 Thread Alan Cole
, who told them (in effect), You have an excellent case. Now, how much justice can you afford? So rather than paying all the attorney fees they would rack up in a court fight against Federal Express, they wisely gave in renamed their coffee shop. Now they call it Freedom Of Espresso. -- Alan

Re: [Hornlist] Geyer Trademark?

2004-04-28 Thread Alan Cole
Hey, I never claimed to be the only rank amateur around here. Wouldn't surprise me any if there turned out to be lots lots of us right here on the list. At least some of us own up to it. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

[Hornlist] Spaghetti Sauce Commercial Music

2004-04-20 Thread Alan Cole
/prego_soundtrack.mp3?cpovisq=VKalOrpzKfxyz7l7Rpq1v4mgL8dXvk5e Now I'm going out buy a case of Prego. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman

[Hornlist] Sousaphone Style Bass Bugle? Or What?

2004-04-17 Thread Alan Cole
Dear Friends, Another bizarre old museum piece turned up -- where else? -- on eBay. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=16215item=3717988859rd=1 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] Factory Defects and Horn Brands

2004-03-30 Thread Alan Cole
is the 1 that should influence you most. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 06:55 AM 3/30/2004 -0800, you wrote: Good morning, all! I must admit, I've been reading this 'defects thread with great interest. I'm coming back

[Hornlist] eBay's Oddest Oddball Horn Yet

2004-03-28 Thread Alan Cole
OK, this 1 takes the cake. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3714322534category=16215 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http

[Hornlist] London? Or Asia?

2004-03-19 Thread Alan Cole
OK, do you suppose this item really was manufactured in London? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3712412724category=16215 Or more likely somewhere in the Far East? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

[Hornlist] Opinionated Advice On eBay

2004-03-18 Thread Alan Cole
. So it goes. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Oddball Cornet (Or Trumpet) (Or Something)

2004-03-14 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3709654563 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] The Oddest Oddball Yet

2004-03-11 Thread Alan Cole
Follow the link below to see the most oddball instrument I've ever seen on eBay -- believe me, I've seen some true oddballs. (Shucks, I've even owned a few horns in the oddball category.) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3710695138category=620 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur

RE: [Hornlist] Re: tone blobs

2004-03-02 Thread Alan Cole
Cool ! Now if there were just some method for undoing cryogenic treatment if I don't like the result... Re-annealing, maybe? -AC. ~~~ At 05:05 PM 3/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: Dear John, Alan, etc. The great thing about ToneBlobs is, if you don't like it, you

Re: [Hornlist] Tony's Tone Blobs

2004-03-01 Thread Alan Cole
Unfortunately for me anybody within hearing distance, when I try playing beautiful, cleanly articulated notes, tone blobs are what come out instead. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ Has anyone tried the tone blobs that Tony

Re: [Hornlist] Yamaha 668II

2004-02-23 Thread Alan Cole
would you recommend sending valve caps to have professional quality aftermarket custom engraving done? (Nothing too fancy. Maybe just ornate Roman numerals -- I on the 1st valve cap, II on the 2nd valve cap, III on the 3rd valve cap.) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia

[Hornlist] Another eBay Horn Relic

2004-02-22 Thread Alan Cole
Whoa ! Old Vienna-pumpen horn in only semi-wrecked condition: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3703771532category=16215 -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

Re: [Hornlist] Straight-Ahead E-Flat Alto Horn

2004-02-21 Thread Alan Cole
Cool ! If you have digital photos on the web, I'd like to have the URLs. -AC. ~ At 05:12 PM 2/21/2004 -0500, you wrote: Over here, the mellophone form is often referred to as 'snitweasel', certainly by me.I made a solo alto by taking a small upright alto and

[Hornlist] Straight-Ahead E-Flat Alto Horn

2004-02-19 Thread Alan Cole
? That opinion, however, can be dangerous. When I voiced it to a local hothead fronting a semi-amateur Alpine band around here, he got so angry I wondered if he was going to try to punch me out. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

[Hornlist] Another Moldy Oldie On eBay

2004-02-17 Thread Alan Cole
Check out this eBay antique: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3705106498category=16215 Unusual horn case, too -- opens like a C-130. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set

Re: [Hornlist] The Physics of Cabbage

2004-02-17 Thread Alan Cole
Wish I could be there. I expect the Holmes will be greater than the sum of the parts. -AC. Dr. Holmes will talk about how the different parts of a brass instrument contribute to the sound it makes. ___ post: [EMAIL

Re: [Hornlist] Shostakovich 10

2004-02-15 Thread Alan Cole
Shostakovich, Shmostakovich. Playing loud is good. Playing too loud is not good. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ At 08:07 AM 2/15/2004 -0500, you wrote: For those of you that might be weary of drivel, this might

Re: [Hornlist] try again

2004-02-15 Thread Alan Cole
Cool ! Plus, Wilh. J. Finke is still making horns, no? -AC. ~~ At 09:18 AM 2/15/2004 -0600, you wrote: What the heck key is this in? Look at the third valve crook... What's going on with the extra home made crook?

Re: [Hornlist] fights

2004-02-14 Thread Alan Cole
Shucks, those fights are the main reason some of us signed up for this list. Out of conflict grow learning understanding, no? -AC. ~~ At 10:24 AM 2/14/2004 -0800, you wrote: Hi, I resubscribed to this list after a long hiatus because there seemed to be an

Re: [Hornlist] Scams

2004-02-14 Thread Alan Cole
No duh! I recently got E-Mail from the same dude (or dudette) offering me a Conn 8D in a very good condition for $1,050. You don't suppose it's some kind of bogus scam-ripoff-cheat-swindle-fraud scheme, do you? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

[Hornlist] Different Kind Of French Horn Playing

2004-02-10 Thread Alan Cole
For a brief film clip of an on-stage performance (in French), check out... http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.php?box_id=51208f_id=681 -- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http

[Hornlist] iTunes Not So Great For Classical Music

2004-02-05 Thread Alan Cole
According to the story (link shown below) the problem is how the files are labeled. The system works fine for pop tunes, not so well for orchestral operatic music. Check out... http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004642 -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL

[Hornlist] [NHR] Russian Color Photographs (Early 20th Century)

2004-02-05 Thread Alan Cole
Follow the link below to view a Library Of Congress collection of color photographs from 1905-1915 taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, photographer to the Tsar. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/object.html -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Two horns or two bells?

2004-01-31 Thread Alan Cole
The problem is not the things I don't know. The problem is the things I do know that aren't so. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 08:53 AM 2/1/2004 +1100, you wrote: I love all the misinformation that goes out as gospel

[Hornlist] Boosey Hawkes Horn -- Golden Oldie On eBay

2004-01-29 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3701190687category=16215 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Attacking Low Notes

2004-01-26 Thread Alan Cole
Sounds like he's advocating a f attack. -AC. ~ At 07:39 PM 1/26/2004 +0100, you wrote: According to my teacher, a basic skill for a horn player is soft entrances from nowhere, on any range, without using the tongue. He insists a lot on

[Hornlist] Billy May R.I.P.

2004-01-26 Thread Alan Cole
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/26/arts/music/26MAY.html ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Staatskapelle Berlin

2004-01-21 Thread Alan Cole
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004583 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Wierd instruments

2004-01-17 Thread Alan Cole
bugle? I expect it belongs to some family of drum bugle corps 2-valve bugles. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 12:24 PM 1/17/2004 -0800, you wrote: Hiya, Since we're on the topic, one of my students came by with a horn

RE: [Hornlist] Glass Harmonica Revival

2004-01-15 Thread Alan Cole
Only original scores from Mozart, Beethoven and other greats, according to the article. Check out... http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004558 -AC. ~~ At 05:41 PM 1/15/2004 +0100, you wrote: Any greater use for the glass harmonica ? By important

[Hornlist] Cabbage

2004-01-14 Thread Alan Cole
the kitchen wasn't part of the main house, the way the kitchen is where most people live now. My father leaned down told her, That's because George Washington didn't like to smell that cabbage cooking. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

Re: [Hornlist] declining?

2003-12-29 Thread Alan Cole
Plus, this list is more vulnerable to rank amateurs. -AC. ~~~ I have the feeling that this list is declining now, while the other one (run by David Thompson) is much more active and reached 1400 members (well, not all posts are so interesting).

Re: [Hornlist] FHorn.com

2003-12-26 Thread Alan Cole
Cool! Is there a Kruspe-wrap version of that? -AC. Also check this graphic out I did:P http://www.fhorn.com/images/boople.jpg -William ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

[Hornlist] Pop Corno CD On eBay

2003-12-22 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2583031096category=43581 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] The pits

2003-12-21 Thread Alan Cole
You could get a professional brass instrument technician to solder on a nice looking reinforcement plate.-AC. ~ At 03:11 PM 12/21/2003 -0800, you wrote: What should you do to a horn that is already badlt pitted? (besides shooting it and putting out of

[Hornlist] Wagner Tuba On eBay

2003-12-18 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2367464392category=16213 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Want quicker valves?

2003-12-14 Thread Alan Cole
It can give you a tension headache. -AC. ~ Too much tension is not a good thing. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

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