[Hornlist] Horn Wanted

2009-05-13 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Hello All. Please pardon this dual posting. I am looking for one of the following: Paxman 10, Paxman 11, Alex 90, or Alex 97. All are single Bb horns, and hopefully the Paxman 10 and the Alex 90 will have the F extension slide. All of my usual sources, such as hornplayer.net and

[Hornlist] MIGMA Horns

2009-04-06 Thread Wilbert Kimple
If it was posted in this list, could someone please send me the information on MIGMA horn makers? The first hornplayer in the orchestra I conduct has an A. Wunderlich with MIGMA on it, and naturally I lost the posting. Thanks. Wilbert in SC wkkim...@yahoo.com

[Hornlist] F/Bb Reversal

2009-03-26 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Walter's solution to this problem was to build a whole new linkage system for the thumb valve. As I recall it had three pivot points. One was to make the reversal and the others were to reduce the amount of movement needed on the thumb. Hey, it's been thirty years and I only saw it once.

[Hornlist] 8D and 9D thumb reversal

2009-03-23 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Roberto, The Conn you have uses a 120 degree valve, not the easier to reverse 90 degree valve. The only person I knew who could reverse a Conn was the late Walter Lawson who charged $300 for this service to a member of the New York Philharmonic in the 1970's. Sadly he must have taken this

[Hornlist] Wunderluch

2009-01-02 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I just bought a Wunderluch double horn.  Can anyone out there supply me with information on this company?  The horn was made in the 20s or 30s and is in excellent condition. Thanks. Wilbert wkkim...@prodigy.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu

[Hornlist] Re: Need Gold Plated Pizka Mouthpiece

2008-10-07 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Anyone have a new or used Pizka gold plated mouthpiece for sale?  Must be in excellent condition. Hans:  For what it's worth, it makes my Alexander 303 triple sing!! Thanks. Wilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or

[Hornlist] Attn. British Horn Players - need info, please

2008-02-25 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I'm trying to find out some info about Sir William Walton's Crown Imperial. Did the band version come first, or did the orchestra version come first? Perhaps they were performed at the same time in 1937. Thanks. Wilbert in SC, USA

Re: [Hornlist] Attn. British Horn Players - need info, please

2008-02-25 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Thanks, Tim. Exactly what I needed. Wilbert Tim Costen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilbert Kimple wrote: I'm trying to find out some info about Sir William Walton's Crown Imperial. Did the band version come first, or did the orchestra version come

[Hornlist] Schill Horns

2008-02-05 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Yes, we've all seen them on ebay at fantastically low prices, but last Saturday I actually got to play one. Horrible brand name, at least to Americans. This was a four vavle single Bb, nickle silver, with screw bell. It was very solidly constructed and used thick metal on the

RE: [Hornlist] Schill Horns

2008-02-05 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Steve Freides [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How would reversing the tuning slide change the intonation? (I'm not doubting your experience but I don't understand how this would be the case.) -S- Steve, As has been noted here recently, tubing is not really perfectly round. In

[Hornlist] Used Geyer Mute For Sale

2008-01-03 Thread Wilbert Kimple
For Sale: Large brass everyday mute said to have been made by Carl Geyer. At least three players have backed me up on this, even though the mute is not marked in any way. Very unusual design, but works great on small belled horns. Nice conversation piece, but its size makes it a bit

Re: [Hornlist] Ralph Hermann Solo

2007-11-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
The Hermann Concerto has been out of print for many years. I played it when I got my master's, and wanted to play it again several years later on a faculty recital. My original copy was damaged by my dog, but I happened to find a left over copy in the files of a music store in

Re: [Hornlist] I believe I have found my cure for embouchure dystonia

2007-10-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I, too, have been having emboucher problems for the past two years. My tone seems to shake when I have to hold a long note in the middle of the staff. Since I started college as a tuba major in 1965, I went back to the tuba to see if I could still play. YES I've got a four valve

[Hornlist] Need Title - NHR

2007-08-28 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Can anyone tell me the name of that delightful waltz now being used in the current Sprint telephone commercials? Thanks. Wilbert in SC [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] Gail Williams Mouthpiece

2007-02-27 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Does anyone remember what Laskey size of mouthpiece Gail Willams uses? I've forgotten. Thanks. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Playing with dentures

2007-02-06 Thread Wilbert Kimple
John, I've played with dentures since 1965, and have held first chair positions since 1972. Works for me. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] Attn: Paul Mansur

2006-11-14 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Paul, Could you please send me your current email address? The one I have no longer works. Thanks. Wilbert mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] Re: French Besson Trumpets

2006-11-03 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I heard the following story from a US Army soldier, and trumpet player, who was there when the French Besson factory was liberated from the Germans in World War II. He was a close friend of mine, and played trumpet in the local symphony for some thirty years. His son plays trumpet in

Re: [Hornlist] cryo a horn

2006-10-23 Thread Wilbert Kimple
My Alex 309 triple was frozen several years ago by its previous owner. I never had a chance to play it before the treatment, but it plays fantastically well now. Am using a Pizka mouthpiece which gives me a broad, dark, and very large sound. The notes slot well, yet slurs are easy. The

[Hornlist] Air Travel

2006-08-24 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Hello all. I need a copy of the info about taking one's instrument on a plane as a carry on ASAP. Please help. Thanks. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

RE: [Hornlist] Demise of the Concert Band?

2006-06-28 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I was recently looking at the used tuba page on Dillon Music's web site. Several of the instruments were described as, Being from the golden age of the concert band. Judging from what's been happening here in SC, school bands are divided into two parts - the marching band, and the select wind

Re: [Hornlist] Alexander triple

2006-05-21 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Nelson, I currently play an Alex 309 triple. It's like the 107 descant I had before, but with a compensating low F side added on. This horn does everything!!! Am currently using a Pizka mouthpiece on it, which has really opened up the bottom, but has also make the area above the staff rock

[Hornlist] Gail Williams MP

2006-05-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Sorry, I trashed the last email. Who makes the Gail Williams mouthpiece and do they have a web site? Perhaps someone has a Pizka MP for trial or sale? My Neil Sanders MP doesn't help me a bit. I've been having some trouble for at least a year, but my control has gotten

RE: [Hornlist] things on my horn

2006-03-10 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I've seen players that keep a couple pieces of knotted valve string tied to their horn. Don't know where they keep the screw driver. Perhaps in a flask? Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] For Sale: Geyer Brass Practice Mute

2006-02-21 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon the dual posting. I have for sale, to the best offer, a Geyer brass practice mute. It really looks strange, but it fits perfectly in the bell of my Alex and it really works. A few dents, and some lacquer missing. Mail for pictures. mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Hornlist] Another Scam????

2006-02-20 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Anyone out there getting offers to buy stuff you have advertised from Lizzy Kelly? I keep getting letters from her about a case I have listed, and the last letter looks a bit strange - bad english, insists on paying by check, etc. Wilbert in SC ___

Re: [Hornlist] King Bb Horns

2006-02-06 Thread Wilbert Kimple
As a person who used a Paxman single Bb with F extension as my main horn, and a King single Bb as my back up horn for a couple of years in college, I offer the following observations. First of all, yes, the stop valve slide on a King Bb horn is longer than those on other makes of single Bb

RE: [Hornlist] Current Conn 8Ds

2006-01-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Try the Conn 9D. It's probably the best of both worlds. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Signs of leaky valves?

2006-01-07 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Carl Bangs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even better is to pull out the slide, seal the tube with your finger, and blow with the valve depressed. Even better still, cover the tube with your finger and suck air through the mouthpiece. If you can create a vaccuum in your cheeks, fine.

Re: [Hornlist] Howard Hanson Symphony #2- Romantic

2005-12-26 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Actually, I've given this a lot of thought now that I'm pushing 60. I credit Hanson No. 2 with getting me to take up the horn. As a high school student, and tuba player, I was heavily into electronics. I was always trying to log radio stations that were further and further away from my home in

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Best Musical Experience

2005-12-13 Thread Wilbert Kimple
This happened perhaps twenty years ago. At the time I was playing first horn with the Spartanburg, SC Symphony, and Hanson's Second Symphony, the Romantic, was on the program, along with an overture and a piano concerto. I had sent my tux the to cleaners, picked it up, and was getting dressed

Re: [Hornlist] worst piece of music!

2005-12-12 Thread Wilbert Kimple
For me the piece I dislike the most is Stars and Stripes Forever. Not only have I played it several thousand times, but most conductors don't know how to do it correctly. They should listen to the Sousa Band's recording. I have the original 78 rpm disk, but I know it's been re-issued on CD

RE: [Hornlist] Re: Copying of orchestra parts

2005-12-07 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Here in South Carolina, USA, it is much the same way. My wife, also a horn player, has one rehearsal this coming Saturday, with the concert on Sunday. It's very common for that type of thing in this area. In fact, I've played a few concerts with no rehearsals! It's all about saving money

RE: [Hornlist] Hey, This Looks Pretty Much Like Alexander 103

2005-11-19 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I had one of these Besson horns in silver plated brass. According to the serial number it was made in the mid 1960s. It had quite a few dents and re-soldered joints, but played VERY well. So well, in fact, that a Pro player bought it from me. I had hoped to keep the horn, but he wanted it

RE: [Hornlist] Buzzing without the Mouthpiece

2005-11-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
My teacher, Forrest Standley, often told me that he buzzed on the bus rides to various gigs, but he never told me the range he buzzed in. buzzing range never came up in lessons, and I always got the feeling that he didn't consider it as important as other teachers did. I have a very low buzz,

Re: [Hornlist] Mouthpiece boosters

2005-05-31 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Larry Jellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone use the Denis Wick mouthpiece booster? What does it do for you that you like? When I first got my Denis Wick booster, I like it a lot. I was able to play louder, and everything seemed to center better. The tone sounded darker, too. I

RE: [Hornlist] Conductors

2005-05-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I've held back as long as I can, but no more Mister nice guy. I am a horn player AND a conductor, and proud of it. In fact, I enjoy the conducting more than the playing, but God has been kind, and at age 59 I can still pop out those high e's above the staff. I'm good to the bottom of the

[Hornlist] Re: I forgot

2005-05-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
By the way, I'm off to conduct the musical West Side Story tonight. Getting well paid for that, too. Played a band concert in the park last night, and have rehearsal Tuesday night for Thursday night's pro band concert. Who says you can't do both? Wilbert

Re: [Hornlist] Who's attending the Symposium?

2005-05-24 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Due to my college's summer session, and their need for me to be on campus, I will only be able to attend the workshop for two, or possibly three days. The trouble is, I don't know which days to go. I have not seen a detailed schedule of who is giving what lecture on what day, nor have I seen a

Re: [Hornlist] Decongestants' impact on horn playing

2005-05-12 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I have found that certain decongestants make my playing worse too. Some decongestants work by making the blood vessels smaller. That would not only reduce blood flow to the lip, but raise your blood pressure, too. Some decongestants do not bother my playing. Benedryl and Zyrtec come to mind.

RE: [Hornlist] Decongestants' impact on horn playing

2005-05-12 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Claritin actually makes my playing worse. My constant nasel drip becomes a thick mucus. Great topic, right? Sorry about the decongestant/antihistamine mix up. Wilbert ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Horns that stand in F or Bb

2005-05-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Just out of curiousity...how many of you play a double horn that stands in Bb as opposed to F? Gary Bb all the way since 1965. I was a tuba major in college, but changed to horn my freshman year. My teacher was Forrest Standly, who played his

Re: [Hornlist] triple horns

2005-05-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is the world going to triple horns? I would be interested in people's thoughts on the triple horn. Sorry if this has been discussed in detail before. Ron Although I've heard that triple horns are the way of the future for at least twenty years, I have to

Re: FW: [Hornlist] triple horns

2005-05-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- arsmiley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an adult member of the amateur part of the world, I have to wonder if triples could ever become affordable AND uncompromised. I know affordable is extremely relative, but if nice new doubles can be had for $2500-3500, what would a triple have to

Re: [Hornlist] Repair Shops

2005-05-07 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I can second the praise given both Dave W. and Bob O. They have gone the extra mile for me in the past, especially Dave, since he's closer to me. Ken P., in Boston, has also been very helpful via email, and Ray at Wichita Band was very helpful lately when I was looking for a good, used triple

Re: [Hornlist] Andromeda - full recording?

2005-05-01 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Andromeda is actually the re-named slow movement from the Beethoven Woodwind Quintet. Played it many a time. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Andromeda Again

2005-05-01 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Yes, the same melody is also used in his sextet. WK --- Wilbert Kimple [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andromeda is actually the re-named slow movement from the Beethoven Woodwind Quintet. Played it many a time. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn

[Hornlist] Lidl Descant

2005-03-25 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Anyone out there ever play a Lidl descant? There's one on ebay right now that interests me, mainly because it's cheap. Wilbert in SC ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

[Hornlist] Horn for Sale

2005-03-11 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon this duel posting. A friend of mine is trying to sell his horn quickly. It's a Holton 378, three years old, in excellent condition. The only flaw is a mark on the third valve F slide where a brace has been resoldered. Otherwise the horn is like new. It has just been chemically

Re: [Hornlist] Horn for Sale

2005-03-11 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Took me a while, but I got it. I'm a musician, not a speller. Wilbert --- Fred Baucom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 20 pacesweapon of choice: Holton 378's Wilbert Kimple [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please pardon this duel posting

Re: [Hornlist] Giardinelli out of business?

2005-03-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- John Dutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what the status is of Giardinelli mouthpieces? As I understand it, Giardinelli mouthpieces are now being made by the Holton company. With the recent sale of Holton, who knows what's going on. All I know is I ordered five S 16 cups,

[Hornlist] RE: Horn Resistance/Impedance

2005-01-03 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alexander horns have about the same impedance as my horns. This requires more work for the first three to six months, but after that period you will be able to enter with any dynamic at will, from the smoothest pianissimo to the most ringing fortissimo.

Re: [Hornlist] Mouthpiece Bore Size

2005-01-01 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Jay Kosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me (amateur player, not particularly strong..), using a mpc with too large throat causes airy sound and short endurance, especially in the upper range. Bore size of about 11-12 is most useful for me, on Y668N. Walter Lawson strongly recommends a

[Hornlist] Mouthpiece Needed

2004-12-20 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Anyone out there have an older MY 15 mouthpiece for sale? Need one immediately. The older ones had a slightly smaller shaft, which I need for one of my European horns. The current ones don't fit quite right. Thanks. Wilbert in SC mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Hornlist] Possible Scam on Hornplayer.net

2004-12-16 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon the dual posting. I have uncovered a possible scam using our favorite site, hornplayer.net. I currently have a horn for sale listed on that site. I was contacted by a potential buyer named, Helen Howard. She wanted to pay me several thousand dollars more than I was asking

Re: [Hornlist] Why 8D and not 9D

2004-11-28 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I personally feel, after having tried quite a few, that the 9D is a far better horn than the new 8D. In fact, at the last two horn workshops I attended, the 9D horns at the Conn table sold, while the 8D horns went unsold. Wilbert in SC --- Roberto Casalone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hy

Re: [Hornlist] Screech horns

2004-10-06 Thread Wilbert Kimple
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, hornophiles-- I was listening to a performance of the Schumann Horn Konzerstueck and trying not to get depressed about how far I am from ever achieving that level of playing when a thought occurred: What kind of horn would the first horn, whose part goes up to

RE: [Hornlist] Screech horns - Schumann

2004-10-06 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooops, oops, Wilbert, I am sorry about your ears. This piece goes up to high e3 (first third mov.) and several high c3 (31) high d3 (3) are part of the first part. Did you tune down your arrangement ? Just a half step ? Hans, The Arrangement of the

Re: [Hornlist] Good Mouthpiece for a Beginning French Horn Player

2004-09-10 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I guess I'm odd man out on this one. After more than thirty years of teaching, I've settled into the Holton DC and the Bach 3 as my beginning mouthpieces of choice. Both are deeper than what others have mentioned, and both have thinner rims, too. The Bach 3 rim seems a bit strange, at first,

Re: [Hornlist] Horns-a-Plenty

2004-09-10 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I tried buying three different horns from them about six months ago. It turned out that all three had been sold, but were still being listed on both their web site, and on hornplayer.net. Here it is six months later, and all three horns are still listed as for sale. Guess they need to do

Re: [Hornlist] Replating of valves

2004-09-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
When Walter Lawson taught me how to lap valves, he said that the valve should spin freely through all 360 degrees of rotation. If a valve is properly lapped, one should be able to take the spindle, spin the valve, and it should spin around freely several times before it slows to a stop. I have

Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
As I recall, there has been a Hill Schmidt model horn for sale at hornplayer.net for several months. The price is $6,000, which is quite fair, IMHO. Wilbert in SC --- Walter E. Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joyce, Karl Hill makes a very good one. Karl Pituch, Principal of the

Re: [Hornlist] I'm back and looking for a horn

2003-12-13 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- jdelarosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott: Get her/yourself a Yamaha single Bb with the A key I have a nearly new Yamaha 322 single Bb with F extension I might be willing to part with. The F extension comes out, and the A slide goes in, if needed. $1100. Pictures available.

Re: [Hornlist] News flash

2003-11-05 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilbert gave us the following news flash: From the Greenville News, Greenville, SC November 4, 3002. * As long as you have this newpaper on hand, could you check to see if the Cubs will win the World Series any time during the next 999

[Hornlist] Marching Band Again (sigh......)

2003-11-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon the double posting. Well gang, South Carolina has hit a new low in free public education. From the Greenville News, Greenville, SC November 4, 3002. The entire music budget for Blue Ridge High School, Choir and Band, as given by state funds and the local school board is

Re: [Hornlist] RE: F horn/Bb horn beginner's test

2003-11-02 Thread Wilbert Kimple
As part of my Master's work in college during the early 1970s, I had to present a researched public lecture on a topic within my degree field. I chose Starting Beginners on F or Bb Horn, as my subject, and came down on the Bb side (pun intended) because I was playing a Paxman single Bb at the

Re: [Hornlist] tone color etc.

2003-10-10 Thread Wilbert Kimple
In response to Hans' recent posting, I thought it was wonderful, and deserved to be posted twice. Tons of wisdom with a touch of humor. The trouble is that everything he says does work. So, in spite of my best personal efforts, and the efforts of my teachers, I have been forced to resort to

Re: [Hornlist] The not so classic Conn 8D's

2003-10-07 Thread Wilbert Kimple
A local college just bought a brand new 8D this summer for its instrument inventory. One of my students, playing asst. first in one of the orchestras I'm playing first in, is using it now. It's terrible The tone is great. However, the horn is out of tune with itself, especially on

Re: [Hornlist] IHS

2003-09-03 Thread Wilbert Kimple
At the Indiana University IHS Convention, the IHS Secretary, Heidi Vogal, told us that she was in the process of moving from Alaska to Hawaii. That may be one reason for the delay. Wilbert Kimple SC Area Rep - IHS --- David and Wendy Hinman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I make contact

[Hornlist] Re: Hoss -- Mouthpiece pressure

2003-09-01 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Hoss, This problem is something a teacher really needs to see in person. However... Most endurance problems I have seen have to do with using the emboucher incorrectly. Those players tended to stretch out the lips as they played higher and higher. The trick is that the lips should be

[Hornlist] Yamaha Single Bb w/F extension For Sale

2003-08-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Hi Gang. I've decided to put my back up horn, a Yamaha 322 single Bb with original Yamaha F extension up for sale, and will be posting it on Hornplayer.net in a few days. You may contact me directly right now for more information, pictures, or immediate sale. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The horn

Re: [Hornlist] Ken Pope

2003-07-31 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Dave, The address you just sent is the address I have been using. No replies in the past three weeks. You did say he was going to be out of the shop for a while, but I thought I waited long enough before I started sending my letters. After all, he has been posting to the list, so I presumed

Re: [Hornlist] Alex serial #'s

2003-07-27 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Jeremy Ristow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where would the serial number be located on an Alexander? Thanks. Alexander followed the tradition of most German makers and did not put serial numbers on their horns for many years. I had a serial number on my Alexander 200, which the Alexander

[Hornlist] Re: Old Alex 103 - Indiana Univ

2003-06-18 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Does anyone who went to Bloomington happen to remember which dealer had the fifty or sixty year old Alexander 103 for sale? I was a bit rushed at the time, but I remember that it seemed to play identically to my fifty year old 107 descant, so I'd be interested in giving it another try. I know

Re: [Hornlist] shipping horns

2003-06-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
The first time I ever heard of shipping the horn without the case was from Walter Lawson some thirty years ago. Don't know if he still believes it doing it that way, or not. Wilbert in SC -- Just back from IU ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your

Re: [Hornlist] CONN 28D

2003-06-01 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I recall seeing some Conn serial numbers stamped into the bar that holds the three finger levers. Wilbert in SC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Big Lips vs. Smaller Lips

2003-05-31 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I started my musical adventures playing clarinet in the fifth grade. My family moved when I started eighth grade, and my new band director asked me to change from clarinet to tuba. I was a poor clarinet player, at best, and he needed tubas for the band. Many said I would be unable to play tuba

RE: [Hornlist] The Naming of Horns

2003-05-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
My wife's 8D is named Sig, short for you know who. I've named a couple of my horns in the past, but my two current horns are both nameless, except for Yamaha and Alexander. Wilbert in SC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

RE: [Hornlist] Who is going to Bloomington?

2003-05-27 Thread Wilbert Kimple
We'll be there on Thursday and Friday only. Well, maybe an hour of shopping on Saturday morning, too Wilbert Kimple Marilyn Graves Kimple Spartanburg SC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Evaluations

2003-04-04 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Russ Smiley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig wrote: Indeed, Russ' reference to Consumer's Reports points to a need we have in the larger horn community: the need to have access to independent evaluations of instruments. equipment. So, where is the Hornplayer's (Consumers)

[Hornlist] Re: The IHS Symposium at Indiana Univ

2003-03-29 Thread Wilbert Kimple
One topic of conversation that came up several times among people at the recent Southeastern Horn Workshop, was the fact that the IU workshop seems to be trying to rip people off, financially. $50 a night for a shared dorm room??? No meal ticket plan at one of the school cafeterias??!! Not

[Hornlist] Musician's Medical Injuries

2003-03-25 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Just read the Washington Post article on the medical injuries that musicians face. What is Horn Player's Palsy, that was refered to in the article? Is it the same as Bell's Palsy? Thanks. Wilbert in SC ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

RE: [Hornlist] Up-close sound Yet Again

2003-03-16 Thread Wilbert Kimple
An example of this up close sound - in the hall sound effect was demonstrated at the recent Southeastern Horn Workshop. Peter Kurau (Prof of Horn at Eastman) is an 8D player, himself. He was working with a very talented college (sorry University!!) student during his master class. The student

[Hornlist] Southeastern Workshop Review

2003-03-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Please pardon the cross posting to both lists. Paul Mansur asked for a review of the recent Southeastern Horn Workshop held in Columbus, GA. I was there on both Friday and Saturday, so here are some observations. One man's opinion, of course. First of all, finding the workshop location was

[Hornlist] Need Bell

2003-03-13 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Hello all. I'm going through an instrument transition right now, and would be interested in trying out an Alexander nickel silver bell, or perhaps a Lawson bell of some sort. I'm trying to produce a bit more sound on my Alexander 107 gold brass descant with F extension. The 107 is rapidly

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Lawson Horn Available?????

2003-03-11 Thread Wilbert Kimple
it is in like new condition. - Original Message - From: Wilbert Kimple [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Horn List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:57 AM Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Lawson Horn Available? Hello gang. I seem to remember a Lawson single Bb with F

Re: [Hornlist] Asthma and the horn

2003-02-19 Thread Wilbert Kimple
students whose doctor told them to start playing a wind instrument in order to develop better breathing habits and to clear the lungs. Still, ask your doctor, just to make sure. Wilbert Kimple Retired Faculty Converse College School of Music Spartanburg SC

Re: [Hornlist] Re: horns H179

2003-02-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
As some of you may remember, I am not, and never have been, a big fan of Holton double horns, especially the 179. Most of the ones I've heard, played, and briefly owned, have had a big, woffy, unfocused sound, that may have sounded OK up close, but lost its power at the edge of the stage. It

[Hornlist] Re: NHR -- Friday Humor (???) From South Carolina, USA

2003-02-14 Thread Wilbert Kimple
I'm hoping that some of you might get a good chuckle out of the following news from my fair state. The following Valentine's Day ad appeared in the February 12th issue of The State Newspaper from Columbia, SC, our state capital. Section C, page 8. Buy a Gunny for your Honey! Super Special

Re: [Hornlist] Alexander 403s

2003-02-14 Thread Wilbert Kimple
John, I've owned an Alex 200 for some eight years now, and love it. Without a doubt it's the finest double I've ever had. It did, however, take a while to find a mouthpiece that gave me the same volume above the staff that I had on the rest of the horn. I finally settled on a Bach 10 cup, cut

Re: [Hornlist] Re: More on the (possible) war NHR

2003-02-13 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Pete Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a sugestion for those of you that have such a vitriolic hatred of our president Hey Pete Wake up and read what is being said here!! I don't recall any posting saying that people on this list hated President Bush. Any President

Re: [Hornlist] NHR - The upcoming war

2003-02-12 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Prof. Pizka, I, for one, am saddened by the fact that none of the news services here in the USA have given any coverage of the interview you mentioned. We, or at least I, have never heard of the defection of the son's double, nor of his statements. That's one reason why I often listen to short

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Repair Ethics

2003-02-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Meanwhile, that Carl Beyer horn on eBay (Item # 2507014258 ) looks like it's actually marked Carl Geyer, Chicago. ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Repair Ethics

2003-02-08 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Meanwhile, that Carl Beyer horn on eBay (Item # 2507014258 ) looks like it's actually marked Carl Geyer, Chicago. OK, presuming the horn on ebay is a real Geyer, I have an ethical question to present to this list. Should this Geyer, even if it happens to be an import with Geyer's name

Re: [Hornlist] Bad eye sight??

2003-01-24 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Having just lost half of the sight in my left eye, due to a minor stroke, I'm very sensitive to vision issues. First of all, I would get my eyes tested by a true medical doctor, not just one of those people who test eyes for Lens Crafters in the mall. Be sure to have a field vision test done,

[Hornlist] Re: Attn: Wes Hatch

2003-01-14 Thread Wilbert Kimple
Wes, Could you please contact me privately? Thanks. Wilbert mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn

Re: [Hornlist] Gold mp rims

2003-01-09 Thread Wilbert Kimple
In my own case, I find that a gold rim on my dry embouchure works best. Silver doesn't seem to move at all for me (besides I'm alergic to silver), and gold seemed too slippery when I tried to change to a wet embouchure in the 1970's. So, it's been gold and dry for more than twenty years.

[Hornlist] Re: Yamaha 567

2002-11-17 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- but the 567 is just OUT OF TUNE!!! My 2 cents Tom Hunt in IOWA Every 567 I've played has been fine. In fact I like them a lot, and recommend them over the 600 series horns. Dollar for dollar I feel it's the best horn Yamaha makes, and I've heard that from others, too. The Bach double

[Hornlist] Re: Adult Band Camp

2002-11-15 Thread Wilbert Kimple
A few years back, a friend of mine, a fellow horn player, went on a tour of Europe with some type of adult concert band. She paid her money, they met for a week of rehearsals, then took a two or three week concert tour of Europe. Don't know who ran or runs these things, but she had a great

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Marching Band - Again

2002-10-30 Thread Wilbert Kimple
--- Walter Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- I went to move the van and I then saw the most obscene thing I have seen musically in a very long time. They had brought back the equipment in a brand new custom trailer with the school's name and mascot plastered all over the side of it.

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