I'm forwarding this message posted to the Yahoo list by Dr. Lowell
Greer {some of you may have heard of him}, who puts into better words the
concerns felt by some on this subject. Bob Losin
I had also heard of this application for the exclusive rights to use Carl
Geyer's name, and have b
At 12:11 24-04-04, you wrote:
As an addendum, I think you are off the mark. The trademark is irrelevant
to how anyone makes their horns. This is an application for a trademark not
a patent, isn't it?
If you read how I worded what I wrote, I in no way state my opinion
anywhere, other than by
{sent to both hornlists}
This information was sent to me by a colleague, and I thought that it
might be interesting to see what your opinions on the matter might be. It
seems that a Chicago hornmaker is attempting to get the name "Carl Geyer,
Chicago" trademarked. What this person wants t
At 17:27 16-03-04, you wrote:
Given the tight school budget situation and all the complaints about new
horns, I would suggest taking a look at various sources for used instruments.
I suggested this to a band director friend who thought it was a
great idea... but the powers that be informed
Hi Everyone,
Here's the information on this years Trumpet Making course. Please pass it on
to anyone who may be interested. Does anyone belong to the other horn
lists? If
so could you forward it to them too?
Thanks
Rick
Natural Trumpet Making Workshop, June 21-26, 2004
The Robert Barclay natur
At 16:28 28-10-03, you wrote:
I have to give back the lathe I've been borrowing and now need to replace
it. Money is a huge object. Size is not. I need it to be accurate and
take collets.
A lot depends on what size collets that you need the headstock to
take... {My two old Atlas lathes
At 20:34 03-10-03, you wrote:
Wasn't he an apprentice of Meister Knopf?
I think that Carl Geyer worked, and apprenticed with Schmidt, then
went to work at Wunderlich, before going off on his own. I'm sure one of
our more learned colleagues will correct me if I'm in error.
As to the
Horn Lengths A=440 Hz.
adapted from table from "The French Horn" by R. Morley-Pegge
KEY LENGTH IN. DELTA IN.
C alt98 0
B alt103 5
Bb alt 110.5 7
At 22:59 09-08-03, you wrote:
I hope someone like Paul Mansur will suppliment this information but David
Ogden Stiers (Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester), who "played" the horn in
that episode was made a (n honourary ?) member of the IHS.
IIRC, the major was playing a Bb horn, and was unsuccessf
At 06:40 09-06-03, you wrote:
How will you bend the straight bell ? filling with lead ? Filling with
resin (more to hammer clean later !)? Water & freeze it ? Or do you use
a piece of wood with a hole with rounded edges, fixed on the bench (the
most traditional way ?
Hans,
I use the traditio
At 00:21 08-06-03, you wrote:
Bending an original Raoux bell means "RUINING" it.
Why the hell would anyone bend a "ORIGINAL" Raoux bell. It is a
"COPY" of a Raoux Solo bell, that is why I said I was bending a "STRAIGHT"
bell. The
At 16:08 07-06-03, you wrote:
It occurred to me that I
might try removing the leadpipe, change the bend of the tube, and put
instrument further away in a position comfortable for an adult.
It sounds like you have the aspirations of becoming a junior hornwrecker.
If you want some bending
Make sure that you put lots of padding under/over the valve
cluster. Since this is the most massive part of the horn, it tends to get
damaged if the box suffers a major drop. Other damage can be repaired
rather easily, but a valve assembly, and it's bracing is likely to be a
total rebuil
At 10:20 15-01-03, you wrote:
At 05:56 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote:
Bob Losin (who was playing Principal horn) came in with two of his home
made metal transposing brass mutes. The design looks like a Humes and
Berg model 121, but is far better!
NON-transposing mute. Copy of old Giardin
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