[Hornlist] Conn 8D-Is my instrument a "New" 8D?

2003-10-09 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
I purchased a new Conn 8D in June 2000. First thing I did was try all the 8D instruments in the store inventory at the time. From internet notes I collected, and readings I tested the notes generated by each valve and rejected instruments where a valve gave a "different sound". When down to two hor

[Hornlist] Fraud on ebay--Watchout if you buy a horn

2003-09-11 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Below is what is happening now on an sax item on ebay Everyone - I sold a Low A bari to someone early this year and he resold it on Ebay. Apparently someone has copied his ad, lowered the price and is attempting to get wired money up front for shipping. This fraud has been reported twice to E

[Hornlist] Hans in New Zealand

2003-09-02 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Where was the concert; I presume at the Theatre Royal on Glouchester Street. Probably Hans would do anything to get away from summer in Germany; even going to Christchurch in their winter. I was in the city in July and liked the city (winter isn't bad there). Only thing I really didn't care much fo

[Hornlist] Plating and endurance

2003-08-20 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
I'm sure this topic has come up many times. Years ago I bought identical mouthpieces, one in silverplate and one in goldplate. Over the years I put the silverplate mouthpiece away and used the other under the assumption that the "wet feel"(at least to me) would contribute to greater endurance among

[Hornlist] Solo for Horn and Band

2003-01-25 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
If you want to try a classical type piece for Band and Horn there is the "French Horn Concerto No. 1 Op. 412" moved to Eb (originally in D). Mozart's piece arranged by Lorenzo Sansone published by Sansone Musical Instruments Inc New York Copyright 1950. To see how it might play on the horn, play t

[Hornlist] Gig Bag Alert

2003-01-03 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Written: Was that a new Reunion Blues case? I understand that the quality is not what it once was (they moved their production out of the country). Larry Zaidan * I write: Yes it was newly made--- 2 months ago purchased. I recent

[Hornlist] Gig bag alert

2003-01-02 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Subject: Horn Gig Bag Warning Before Christmas our local band played two performances one after another. So we packed up after one and quickly moved to the other location to perform. Our first horn player quickly put her 1 year old Conn 8D into her Reunion leather gig bag and at the new location o

[Hornlist] Ebay scam---Watch OUT

2002-12-11 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
>Subject: Ebay scam >Net watchdog warns of fake eBay site >Wednesday, December 11, 2002 Posted: 9:41 AM EST (1441 GMT) > >SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Scam artists trying to steal credit card >information from online auction site eBay's 55 million users appear to >have set up a fake Web site t

[Hornlist] Question from Cabbage on horn bells

2002-12-08 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
site is http://members.aol.com/josefina3.guide.html Material is copyrighted 1998 by Ameerah Morsy and found under "Acoustical differences in materials of Horn Bells." The original info for the declaration by Aneerah came from Bruce Lawson and Walter Lawson of Lawson Brass Instruments. The compar

[Hornlist] NYTimes.com Article: Giving More Puccini to the People

2002-12-08 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Opera it appears has moved out of the opera house: >This article from NYTimes.com >Giving More Puccini to the People > >December 8, 2002 >By WILLIAM WRIGHT >PUCCINI would be proud. His 1896 opera, "La Bohème," is >currently the big excitement, not at the Met or the New >York City Opera, but on Br

[Hornlist] Assistance needed

2002-12-05 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Patrick Dawson (as reported at rec.music.makers.french-horn) is a music ed student at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign). He is now into techniques classes and is learning instruments. Now he is at French Horn and writes that he is looking to borrow (from a nearby school) a "right hand

[Hornlist] The Copywrite Police Came to town

2002-11-26 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
I was talking to a friend who has a small trio of bass,guitar and flute. His tri plays weddings and sometimes in one small Italian restaurant in town which has about 12 tables. My friend said the restaurant was contacted and was asked to pay a few dollars per table to cover copywrite laws because t

[Hornlist] What is the slide for

2002-11-03 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
I made up a slide to insert instead of the "stopped valve" slide in my Bb single horn. Now with the thumb valve I can have a F horn overtone series. But in checking on hornplayers archive I read that the F slide is not used for the notes on the F horn overtone series but in place of the 1-3 valve c

[Hornlist] I picked up a King Bb single horn

2002-10-30 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
I picked up a cheap single Bb horn on Monday.Instrument bell says King Musical Instruments,Eastlake OH. From the serial number it was made in 1965. It is a 4 valve instrument (the stopping valve is the fourth valve).Turns out it plays pretty well especially in the high range. Seller took $100 since

[Hornlist] Time to Start

2002-10-27 Thread Dee and Jim Buchholz
Hans writes: "Again, I am not drunk. Most people know, that I do not drink." I write: If what you describe about the new opera production is true Hans, now is the time to start drinking. The Long call and the entire opera will sound better if you play it dead drunk. Let me get this right, you mu