[Hornlist] Authentic-Looking Fake French Horn

2004-02-22 Thread Alan Cole
nded odd-key horn -- a true oddball. -- 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] 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?ViewItem&item=3703771532&category=16215 -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40ja

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 rot

[Hornlist] Straight-Ahead E-Flat Alto Horn

2004-02-19 Thread Alan Cole
s horn players. Right? 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

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 PR

[Hornlist] Another Moldy Oldie On eBay

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

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? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item

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 be

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 Co

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 ongoin

[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=51208&f_id=681 -- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

[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 PROTECTED

[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

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

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

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

[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

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 exer

[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
as background, do you suppose your student's weird instrument could be a baritone "bugle"? Or a bass "bugle"? I expect it belongs to some family of drum & bugle corps 2-valve "bugles." -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.

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 compo

[Hornlist] Glass Harmonica Revival

2004-01-15 Thread Alan Cole
Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica. (Who knew?) Check out... http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004558 -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Cabbage

2004-01-14 Thread Alan Cole
r asked why 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 amate

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 http://music.memphi

[Hornlist] Pop Corno CD On eBay

2003-12-22 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2583031096&category=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 you

[Hornlist] Wagner Tuba On eBay

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

[Hornlist] Cool Vienna Horn On eBay

2003-12-15 Thread Alan Cole
Check out.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2366779908&category=16215 -AC. ___ 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

Re: [Hornlist] performing in temperatures below freezing

2003-12-11 Thread Alan Cole
hting ceremony in subfreezing weather a few years back & I didn't remember to bring my plastic-cup mouthpiece, my face couldn't feel anything after the 1st half of the 1st tune -- don't know how I managed to complete the outdoor portion of the gig. Live & learn, eh?

Re: [Hornlist] Information/Assistance please

2003-12-11 Thread Alan Cole
Do you really think the Czech-made instruments are of poor quality?-AC. ~~~ At 05:02 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: Hello Chuck. I am going to second Bob Osmun's vote. The Holton is a good choice if it is in good condition. Stay away from the cheap eBay horns- even wit

RE: [Hornlist] Information/Assistance please

2003-12-11 Thread Alan Cole
for 1 only to find you can't hold it comfortably or operate the 4th valve without dislocating your thumb. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ At 12:57 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: The picture in the eBay add is of a Amati

Re: [Hornlist] Information/Assistance please

2003-12-11 Thread Alan Cole
I think I can tolerate the current surplus for a while longer.) Good luck to you as you resume your horn playing activities. May your abilities continue to grow. Let us know what you decide & how it works out. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~

Re: [Hornlist] Mozart Horn Concerto at Dell Computer

2003-12-10 Thread Alan Cole
When somebody picks up the phone after you've been stuck on hold for a l-o-n-g time, try throwing them a mental curve by saying, "Would you please put me back on hold so I can hear the rest of that song." -AC. ~~~ At 10:14 AM 12/10/2003 -0600, you wrote:

Re: [Hornlist] Valve speed

2003-12-09 Thread Alan Cole
they demonstrated. I did. They were right. If I had half their talent, skill, discipline, energy, industry, & dedication, I might be a halfway decent horn player. As it is... ...well, no need going into that. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virgi

RE: [Hornlist] RE: Titanium Valves

2003-12-09 Thread Alan Cole
Generally speaking, I can read music faster than I can play it. Sometimes I can play music as fast as I can read it, but not always. However, practice usually takes care of that. Good thing there are ensemble rehearsals & individual practice sessions, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur Mc

Re: [Hornlist] Your opinions please

2003-12-08 Thread Alan Cole
you owe the bank the total amount of the bogus check. Your horn is gone. The extra cash is gone. The strangers are gone. Plus, there's nothing you can do. I'd say PayPal or cash is the only way to go. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Titanium Valves

2003-12-07 Thread Alan Cole
My horn valves do not need to be lightning-fast, just faster than my fingers. -AC. I'm just curious - why all the desire for lighter, quicker valves? ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memph

Re: [Hornlist] Opinions and logic

2003-12-07 Thread Alan Cole
physics, mathematics, metaphysics, logic, reason, history, philospohy, psychology, emotion, self-esteem, metallurgy, ethics, aesthetics, laws, rules, and regulations. All you professionals & conservatory students out there are on your own. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairf

Re: [Hornlist] Thin-skinned individuals...

2003-12-06 Thread Alan Cole
Physics is only 1 of the many realms in which I am a semi-dunce. Reading between the lines is another. -AC. ~~~ String and mechanical linkages are the two main categories. Alan, you should have read between the lines there that I meat all mechanical linkages, not just m

Re: [Hornlist] Thin-skinned individuals...

2003-12-06 Thread Alan Cole
nisms are simply obsolete, no? (I don't recall seeing them on any instuments other than antiques.) However that may be, the world of horn valve-linkages encompasses more than just strings & miniballs, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax Coun

[Hornlist] Who Made It?

2003-12-06 Thread Alan Cole
OK, who do you suppose actually manufactured this old Alexander 103 clone that's on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578549659&category=359 Paxperson? Boosey? Gebr. Alexander? Somebody else? Can't help wondering. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur

Re: [Hornlist] Re: booze and valves

2003-12-05 Thread Alan Cole
find out more about the W.E.B. Griffin books on the Internet at... http://www.webgriffin.com/ -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 11:10 AM 12/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: I have to contradict Alan, Being a devotee of Griffin's wo

RE: [Hornlist] keeping horn in working condition when not in play.

2003-12-05 Thread Alan Cole
Maybe a woodwind guy in a frock could handle it. -AC. The last time I got the valves on my violin stuck, I couldn't find a repair person who even knew what I was talking about, let alone how to fix it. ___ post: [

Re: [Hornlist] Valves

2003-12-05 Thread Alan Cole
that, the resulting 2-piece finished product is now housed in a Paxperson flat case instead of 1 from Yamaha. Talk about illegitimate! And it never occurred to me that a woodwind repairperson should officiate. Silly me, I had a frockless brass guy do it. Live & learn, eh? -- Alan Cole,

Re: [Hornlist] Re: booze and valves

2003-12-04 Thread Alan Cole
Famous Grouse is the brand preferred by Craig Lowell, a leading fictional character in the "Brotherhood Of War" series of military novels by W.E.B. Griffin.-AC. ~ At 11:51 AM 12/4/2003 -0800, you wrote: As for scotch.."Famous Grouse" has b

[Hornlist] Film Composer Quiz

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
ivately (off the list) & I'll see about putting you in touch with a surreptitious Schickele Mix tape recording person. To all who participated in the quiz, thank you very much. To all who forgave me for that earlier crass & unseemly attempt at a witticism about the non-destruct

Re: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
Right you are! Saint-Saens it is. I'll get into the radio show which talked about that after I get home from band practice (in case anybody's interested). -AC. At 04:55 PM 12/3/2003 -0600, you wrote: Well, they talk about compilations, etc, but make note of a 1

Re: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
So who does Groves say it was? -AC. At 04:17 PM 12/3/2003 -0600, you wrote: I "cheated" and looked in our on-line Grove...can't help it, I work in a library! Amy ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at h

Re: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
ard it on the radio, I expect that somebody out there out the list will get it. I have already provided some semi-subliminal clues. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 04:37 PM 12/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: In 1915 D. W. Griffeth

RE: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
Not Prokofiev.-AC. At 03:10 PM 12/3/2003 -0600, you wrote: Prokofiev? Amy At 04:05 PM 12/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: Quiz: Which major composer wrote the 1st motion picture music score? -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] se

RE: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
Quiz: Which major composer wrote the 1st motion picture music score? -AC. ~~ At 03:52 PM 12/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: I bet a lot of John Williams's music that is in the background (behind dialog, etc.) is a little less "accessible" too. Composing for film is diff

RE: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
Even though not all movie music is great, or even good, many great orchestral scores are locked away in the vaults of Hollywood. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ One thing that I find interesting, though, is that while John

Re: [Hornlist] Booze

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
Oh, that's making me thirsty. Too bad for me that I had already consumed my total lifetime capacity by the time I was 45 years old, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 10:08 AM 12/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: Ach, La

RE: [Hornlist] valves & grease & rinsing

2003-12-03 Thread Alan Cole
E.g., Insert Smaller End Of Mouthpice Into Leadpipe Opening. -AC. ~ At 03:29 PM 12/3/2003 +0100, you wrote: For some people it might be necessary to state "push the button on ON when you start the machine" ho-ho-ho, but it is true. Left hand is where the

Re: [Hornlist] Booze

2003-12-02 Thread Alan Cole
Don't drink any kerosene, white gasoline, & naphtha.-AC. Scotch is about half grain alcohol. Alcohol is a good solvent to dissolve grease and oil. Voila! Eureka! etc. Kerosene and white gasoline and naphtha are also solvents. What to do, what to do?

[Hornlist] eBay Raoux-Millereau

2003-12-01 Thread Alan Cole
uys the eBay Raoux-Millereau will be more interested in owning a museum piece than in actually playing it, no? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/ma

Re: [Hornlist] New Info on cryogenics

2003-12-01 Thread Alan Cole
Is there a way to undo the cryogenic treatment if I don't like the result? That is, can I unring the chime? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 04:27 PM 12/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: Actually, it's about a week

Re: [Hornlist] Atom-bombing of Japan in 1944

2003-12-01 Thread Alan Cole
A good thing those WW2 nukes missed the Yamaha factory, eh?-AC. ~~~ At 12:31 PM 11/25/2003 -0600, you wrote: message: 4 date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:01:12 EST from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: Re: [Hornlist] HR partly Greetings to all you young folks who apparently

Re: [Hornlist] Christmas music

2003-11-19 Thread Alan Cole
recorded, mixed, & mastered in 1991 at Pro Media Studios, Gainesville, Florida, USA. You can check out the soloist's background on the Internet at... http://www.jaxsymphony.org/orchestra/musicians/aaron_brask.html -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairf

Re: [Hornlist] Yamaha 668N (first model)

2003-11-17 Thread Alan Cole
dress up the horn in a manner that's w-a-a-a-y cool. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 12:34 AM 11/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: Clayton Whetmore, here: Alan Cole wrote: PS: E-Mail me back if you want a list of 4 prac

Re: [Hornlist] Stop Mute Innovations

2003-11-17 Thread Alan Cole
How's the intonation?-AC. ~~~ After the rehearsal, the section leader said there was no need to spend the eighty bucks - "just use an empty mineral water bottle" she said. Sure enough, if you shove it up your bell, the horn sounds stopped with a lovely b

Re: [Hornlist] Yamaha 668N (first model)

2003-11-16 Thread Alan Cole
fied Alexander 103). Recently I had my Yamaha YHR-668N customized locally -- screwbell conversion & silver Mercury dimes soldered onto the 1-2-3 valve levers. The horn looked good before; now it looks great. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. PS: E-Mail me back i

[Hornlist] Interesting Old Horn On eBay

2003-11-11 Thread Alan Cole
A badly beat-up but still interesting old horn showed up on eBay. Check out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2572204338&category=37977 -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ___ post

[Hornlist] Music-Opoly Board Game

2003-11-10 Thread Alan Cole
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2572289269&category=620 ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Rock & Roll Defeated Communism -- Who Knew?

2003-11-09 Thread Alan Cole
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031109/D7UN3AM00.html ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Le Basque Follow-Up

2003-11-06 Thread Alan Cole
Hey, wouldn't it be cool to do an all-horn arrangement of Le Basque, for solo horn backed up by 4 more horns doing boom-chick? If you couldn't get 5 hornists together, 1 capable hornist could do it via digital tape overdubbing. That would be something to hear, eh? -- Alan Cole, ra

Re: [Hornlist] Horn w/brass or w/wwquintet quintet feature

2003-11-06 Thread Alan Cole
the same thing with the brass quintet version but so far we haven't seen any need for that. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ If you want a short piece International Opus publishes "Le Basque" (arranged

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Cut bell conversions

2003-11-05 Thread Alan Cole
The idea was to bake those spuds in Reynolds Wrap till they turn Kruspe. -AC. Also worth (?) mentioning is the Reynolds Wrap used on some early Reynolds horns. When these horns were heat-treated (375 degrees F, for 40 minutes or so) there was no improvement,

Re: [Hornlist] Stolen Horn

2003-11-04 Thread Alan Cole
Well, if the Honor System is still in effect, & still followed, at least we know the thief is not a student at U.Va. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur U.Va. (College Of Arts & Sciences) 1964 ~~ At 08:42 AM 11/4/2003 -0800, you wrote: Dwight Purvis, horn instru

Re: [Hornlist] Cut Bell Conversions

2003-11-03 Thread Alan Cole
now about that then or now, but even today a certain mystique still attaches to Alexander horns both new & old, possibly because Dennis Brain took to playing an Alexander Bb after laying aside his Raoux-Millereau, but maybe for some other reason. Who knows? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur

[Hornlist] Josef Lidl, Brno

2003-11-02 Thread Alan Cole
It turns out Brno is in Moravia, not Bavaria. Who knew? (Like the difference between Ohio & Idaho, eh?) However that may be, you can check out the Josef Lidl web site at... http://www.lidlmusic.cz/josef/index.htm -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set

Re: [Hornlist] Horn: Josef Lidl Brunn

2003-11-02 Thread Alan Cole
tly made plenty of them at 1 time, because they show up with some regularity on eBay. I've even got 1 of them myself. Cool horn. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ Has anyone ever heard or played on a Josef Li

Re: [Hornlist] You, Your Musics, Your Audiences and Your Monies

2003-10-26 Thread Alan Cole
Dear Friends, In the world of joking around, all saxophones are bad, all saxophone playing is bad, all music for saxophones is bad -- if not bad, then sappy, schlocky, saccharine, etc. In the real world, wonderful music can come from saxophones & saxophonists just as it can from all the other

Re: [Hornlist] Jerks - NHR

2003-10-22 Thread Alan Cole
You guys must have been hearing some truly execrable sax playing. -AC. At 05:11 PM 10/22/2003 -0500, you wrote: How about "Coprophone?" John Baumgart - ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music

Re: [Hornlist] Jerks - NHR

2003-10-22 Thread Alan Cole
...and The Washington Saxophone Quartet... http://www.wsaxq.com/ ...just to mention 3 saxophone ensembles you might want to listen to that you might not have heard yet. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur (horn) McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ If saxes are so

Re: [Hornlist] Selling horns on the internet

2003-10-18 Thread Alan Cole
over. The scam is possible only because USA bank procedures allow cashier's checks to be paid before their authenticity can be ascertained. The bad guys not only figured that out before the good guys could catch on, they also cooked up scams to take advantage of tha

Re: [Hornlist] "Oh, genics!"

2003-10-17 Thread Alan Cole
Actually that was Ken P. who discovered the ball bat cryogenics site. But who's counting? -AC. ~ At 08:13 PM 10/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: Alan C wrote I even found a site that does cryogenics on softball bats - and it claims you can hit the ball farther!

Re: [Hornlist] NHR - EBay

2003-10-17 Thread Alan Cole
t Weird Al Yankovic is not related to Frankie Yankivoc (1915-1998), America's Polka King. Live & learn, eh? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ At 03:55 PM 10/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: Speaking of EBay - have you hea

Re: [Hornlist] Beware of sham buyers!

2003-10-17 Thread Alan Cole
& for selling. Plus, it's fun. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. At 01:08 PM 10/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: In a message dated 10/16/2003 4:07:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thanks for some great in

Re: [Hornlist] RE: cryogenics

2003-10-17 Thread Alan Cole
I don't know... ...aren't those a bit, well, subtle? -AC. Don't forget Feng Shui within your horn case, and perhaps finding your horn's Chi (sp?) ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.ed

Re: [Hornlist] RE: cryogenics

2003-10-17 Thread Alan Cole
dimes or gold florins on the 1-2-3 valve levers? Platinum plating? Diamond-studded, depleted-uranium valve caps? Corinthian leather horn case with high-tech America's Cup sailcloth Velcro-closure case cover? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~

[Hornlist] Re: Cryogenics

2003-10-14 Thread Alan Cole
No point in freezing a single F Bundy played in junior high school on an old Conn No. 2 mouthpiece, eh? -AC. ~ Also, the more accomplished the player, the more likely they will notice the benefit of the cryogenic treatm

Re: [Hornlist] Throwin' the high heat (NHR)

2003-10-07 Thread Alan Cole
Somewhat like cricket, except less boring. -AC. ~ Is this a bit like cricket? ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

RE: [Hornlist] Seeking Information on Horn

2003-10-07 Thread Alan Cole
not from trauma). The 1 I have (an eBay Lidl) plays a tad flat, even with all slides pushed in as far as they can go. (How do you suppose I might go about correcting that without spending more than the horn is worth?) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia,

Re: [Hornlist] Yamaha 668 Series II

2003-10-04 Thread Alan Cole
Just this past week I took my old YHR-668N to a local guy for screw bell conversion using a new non-Yamaha screw-bell ring set I got off eBay. Not only that, the guy is soldering silver Mercury dimes onto the 1-2-3 valve levers for me. Are we talking customized, or what? -- Alan Cole, rank

Re: [Hornlist] Holton quality, especially H200

2003-09-26 Thread Alan Cole
Buy a Yamaha. -AC. ~~ What should the average buyer do to make sure they aren't selecting from the dregs? ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.or

Re: [Hornlist] question posed by one of my students

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Cole
hearsals are fine; 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.

Re: [Hornlist] Custom Horn Clocks

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Cole
Might come in handy for making sure I don't spend too much time practicing. -AC. At 12:47 PM 9/25/2003 -0400, you wrote: My dad "Drclockenstien" is in the business of making custom clocks. We can do any brand of horn or any kind of mural or setup you want

Re: [Hornlist] horn auction

2003-09-24 Thread Alan Cole
Booze?-AC. As an aside, are there any chemists out there that can identify the hydrocarbon represented by the sellers ID? ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn

[Hornlist] Talk About Odd-Ball !

2003-09-20 Thread Alan Cole
Discussions of oddball horns have bounced around on the list from time to time, so check this 1 out... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2559244428&category=16215 -AC. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memph

Re: [Hornlist] high notes and psychology

2003-09-13 Thread Alan Cole
at you're going for. Hard to hit 'em if you can't hear 'em. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~ At 02:17 PM 9/13/2003 -0700, you wrote: I've noticed that on certain songs/phrases that I can consistantly

Re: [Hornlist] account request for hornlist

2003-09-13 Thread Alan Cole
Try some of those links that each HornList message is studded with. -AC. ~ At 07:41 AM 9/13/2003 -0500, you wrote: hi, I was wondering if you might be able to send me my account info so I might make a few changes, thank you.

Re: [Hornlist] earthshaking oil question ? ?

2003-09-05 Thread Alan Cole
Home Brew Valve Oil - Secret Recipe 1 Gallon Clear High Grade Kerosene + 1 Pint Light Machine Oil Blend well. Apply liberally. (Smells like kerosene, but so what? Like napalm, it smells like victory.) -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA

[Hornlist] Fake Bugles On Tap For Taps

2003-09-04 Thread Alan Cole
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RE: [Hornlist] Reynolds Contempora

2003-09-04 Thread Alan Cole
hunderlizard, owing mainly to its peculiar intonation characteristics. You don't suppose Lucinda Lewis plays a modified Abeline Thunderlizard, do you? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. I believe Lucinda Lewis, Princip

Re: [Hornlist] Geyer Versus Kruspe

2003-09-04 Thread Alan Cole
of it -- McCracken, maybe? -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ It's kind of like asking which is better: Coke or Pepsi. ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://mu

Re: [Hornlist] Geyer Versus Kruspe

2003-09-03 Thread Alan Cole
ays about how Geyer-wrap horns & Kruspe-wrap horns play, how they sound, how they respond, etc., will necessarily apply wholly to you at all times. There is no subsitute for doing your own thoroughgoing trials & making up your own mind. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax C

Re: [Hornlist] IHS

2003-09-03 Thread Alan Cole
These days, that's about all you get. Your Horn Society card, plus $1.72, will get you an extra-large decaf at StarBux. -AC. ~~ How do I make contact with the International Horn Society? I re-newed my membership last March and the only item I have receiv

Re: [Hornlist] Oil troubles

2003-09-02 Thread Alan Cole
& quickly again. Then you can use valve oil as usual for regular lubrication. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~ At 11:43 PM 9/2/2003 +, you wrote: Hello. I am having a problem with the valves of my new Holton

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