[Hornlist] Converting to Natural Horn

Hello Horn-listers: I'm interested in studying the intricacies of the Hand Horn, but have way too much money tied up in regular instruments to warrant buying a natural horn, (especially with almost zero chance of getting paying gigs on it!) I do, however, have a number of (re)tired modern horns tha

[Hornlist] Cut Bell Conversions

Hello All: I have a wonderful 50 year old Alexander 103 with a bell that is so thin it wrinkles when you look at it wrong. I think converting the bell to detachable will help a lot. I'm in Canada and was hoping to find a shop that has experience with converting bells in country..and failing t

[Hornlist] Tuckwell "C"

Hello All: I was at the '72 Horn Symposium in Bloomington. and was witness to Mr. Tuckwell's performance of the Villanelle. As I recall, he dedicated his performance to a British Scholar and Horn Player (???Reginald Night? - sorry I can't remember the exact name?) who had recently passed a

[Hornlist] Nerves

Hello All: I've been following the Beta Blocker - Audition Nerves thread that's resurfaced in the past few days. I have no personal experience with taking medications to overcome audition-phobia, since I hadn't taken an audition since 1975 (and blockers didn't exist way back then!) . But re