RE: [Hornlist] Rushing headaches while playing

2005-09-03 Thread Matt Pollack
. Just as true is that a horn player, no matter how good, shouldn't be giving you medical advice. If something is painful, I vote for seeing a doctor about it. It won't help your horn playing, but it could save your life! Matt Pollack Topsham, Maine

Re: [Hornlist] Re: fixed bell and airlines

2005-03-14 Thread Matt Pollack
to everything else? Or will folks here never quite agree? Matt Pollack Topsham, Maine Fred Baucom wrote: Thanks, Carlberghaven't looked at it recently but thought the letter mentioned instruments allowed as carry-ons.after Ron's note, was thinking of getting checked for Alzheimer's... Fred

Re: [Hornlist] Tool for the Merker Pinky Ring

2005-01-25 Thread Matt Pollack
about what that says. So, try a 9/64 inch allen wrench from your local hardware store. Hope this helps. Matt Pollack Pure Amateur Topsham, Maine Ellen Manthe wrote: Please pardon the post to both lists, but I have lost the tool that adjusts the Merker Pinky apparatus. I have tried every Allen

Re: [Hornlist] Scanning Kopprasch

2005-01-17 Thread Matt Pollack
to be renewed. This is no coincedence with the European rule that Professor Pizka cites. Copyright laws are subject to several international treaties, and so are fairly similar in most places. Matt Pollack Lawyer and Horn player Topsham, Maine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The law is different in Europe

Re: [Hornlist] Copyright Law, Myth, Opinion, and the Public Domain

2005-01-17 Thread Matt Pollack
the actual Shakespeare work, and then distributed it as I wanted. Matt Pollack Lawyer (but not specialist in copyright law--it's just a hobby of mine) Amateur Horn player Topsham, Maine USA Bo Gusman wrote: Copyright law is complex. Consult a lawyer. [snip] Under current law (US and International

Re: [Hornlist] Re: guns and horns (now completely NHR)

2005-01-06 Thread Matt Pollack
controlled breathing. Matt Pollack Topsham, Maine danatwiss wrote: Well, I guess I'll wade into this. I don't consider myself a gun nut, but in one of my day jobs I carry a reproduction circa 1680 Dutch fowler (.62 caliber smoothbore flintlock). If the occasion warrants, I might roll out the 3.25 bore 4

Re: [Hornlist] That's not got much spam in it.

2004-04-04 Thread Matt Pollack
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All this use of acronyms is dangerous. One of my favorites is the American Symphony Orchestra League. (Sound it out...) Rather than use their acronym for their Web site, the league just uses symphony.org. Go figure. Matt

Re: [Hornlist] The Physics of Cabbage

2004-02-18 Thread Matt Pollack
Any chance this can be recorded and distributed somehow? I'd even be willing to donate my Web space (personal space on a local ISP) for a few weeks to allow for distribution of it. Or perhaps Prof. Cabbage will be performing at the Comedy Connection in Portland, Maine? Matt in Maine Within

Re: [Hornlist] Horn Bass

2004-01-15 Thread Matt Pollack
I, too, played bass and French horn. For bass, I played in everything from symphony orchestras to jazz ensembles to rock bands to vocal and dance recitals to pit orchestras. All amateur, of course. Matt Original Message From: Chris Tedesco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Hornlist] You mean it's not ALL me?

2003-12-30 Thread Matt Pollack
tonguing on the B-flat side), I'd like to know if I am reading their posts correctly. Apparently, I don't remember as much as I think I did from my horn heyday. While I'm at it, any other advice for getting the tonguing a little crisper (crispier?)? Thanks! --Matt Pollack Amateur, Topsham

Re: [Hornlist] Oh, genics!

2003-10-17 Thread Matt Pollack
The Great HornCabbage wrote: The archives of the Chicago Symphony reveal that Slammin' Phil Farkas was suspended for a week during the 1955 season when he was caught using using cork-filled rotors on his horn. [snip] His suspension so demoralized the orchestra, which had played

Re: [Hornlist] Re: difficulty factor

2003-10-14 Thread Matt Pollack
I was started on the horn very young (second grade). The band teacher said that the horn was among the easiest instruments to blow. Go figure. Matt ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

Re: [Hornlist] insuring a horn

2003-10-04 Thread Matt Pollack
I have insured my new horn. Your homeowner's policy will only insure the horn against certain losses. Getting the rider will cover it for just about anything, including just plain losing it, having someone else intentionally damage it, dropping it off of the side of a boat, etc. I think it's