[Hornlist] Free blowing vs. resistance

Hi hornlisters, hope you all had a nice Christmas. I'm currently in the process of buying an new horn. I'm just an amateur and have (and probably will have) not more than about 5 hours per week for practising. My question is: How much resistance in the horn would be good for me? I've read the a

[Hornlist] Alexander 503

Hi, I'm considering to buy a new horn. I was was in Mainz today at Alexander and was able to test a used Hoyer (5801) and the Alexander 503. I was quite impressed with the 503, which in my opinion was clearly better than the Hoyer. It was quite well in tune, free blowing with a very consistent

[Hornlist] How to find a good teacher?

Hi hornlisters, I'm searching for a good horn teacher. I played a different brass instrument for more than 20 years and switched to horn about two years ago. I did not have a teacher these two years. At the beginning, I was satisfied about how my playing improved, but in the last months there wa