For those of you who have been waiting for me to tally the IHS 2008 Blind
Taste Test Results - they're posted on my site!.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
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vered
everything!
Sincerely
Ken Pope
>>I was mortified.
Has this sort of thing ever happened to one of you?
--
Tim<<
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All I would say is: 'Warning Will Robinson'. You get what you pay for.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
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..??
To me that sounds a bit like Hubris.
As I always tell my customers, if a maker or technician tells you he has the
'answer' to your problems, he is simply trying to sell you something.
Albeit with good motives in mind.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips To
puter, perhaps they can even build what they claim to be a 'perfect'
horn, but as a Kruspe, Geyer, or Schmidt can show you - they can't give you
that golden sound associated with many of the older horns. Horn design is
both a Science AND an Art. Believe your ears, not a computer pri
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Ken Pope
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US Dea
y far, the best designed horn cases on the market.
So, as a repair technician I say. 'go ahead, buy the cheap case!', as a
player I say, 'you get what you pay for'.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
Pope Instrument Repair
http://www.poperepair.com
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)
there's always the possibility that I remember this completely
incorrectly....
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
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So... it's only taken me a year...(ok...longer), but the new site is up with
hundreds of new additions.
There are probably lots of bugs to work out - please bear with me while I
learn this new program.
Thanks
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepai
. All the claims by makers and players
about the way certain pipes play refer only to THAT players experience (or
THAT maker's claim).
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instr
I've got plenty of slide stops (as they're called) in stock in my shop at
the moment.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
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Just a note to let you all know that I finally have those Berlin Hornists
CD's in stock! (a limited number).
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
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Jama
For all of you who were inquiring about the 'New' Dennis Brain DVD issued by
Hans Pizka - I have just received them from Mr. Pizka. They're available on
the front page of my website.
Thanks!
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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I will be selling these cd's soon in my shop - (according to the Berlin
section!). I can either put a posting up here, or on the front page of my
website.
Sincerely
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Ca
you want it to sound. I would also say that you always
want to play your best at ALL times, and sometimes that might mean making a
change to the parts
Sincerely
Ken (off the road) Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns &
with Paul
Navarro that the most certain one to fit would be the MB3 since it does come
apart into 2 sections.
Sincerely
Ken
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Pope Instrument Repair
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as an unpleasant experience to have the camera up your nose, and down
the back of your throat while you played). So much for the notion that
your throat is 'open' while you play
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn
d, please email me or tell your
friends.
Thanks, Ken Bell
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uns
uggish its probably for 2
reasons:
1. Over use of the bearing oil
2. Using a slide grease that isn't breaking down with the oil.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
(currently cleaning another horn full of copper carbonate from lack of
internal oiling)
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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I would suggest the Breeze-Easy Books 1 and 2, along
with the previously mentioned Getchell and Clevenger
Books. By the way, my teacher from college days, Roy
Waas, liked to use the Getchell Trumpet books for
horn
Ken Bell
www.timberridgemusic.com
for more info.
Thanks, Ken Bell
Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast
with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut.
http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_we
, for anyone interested, I make a killer salsa! - recipe also found on
my homepage!.
Sincerely
Ken
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So,,, let's ask a different question:
Do you think the audience hears more missed notes due to transposition
mess-ups?
OR
Do you think the audience hears more missed notes due to a confusing amount
of notation in transposed parts?
Ken
(in the midst of an opera with different transpositio
So. I don't usually do this - but I just received a shipment of the 2nd
Vienna Horns CD called The Art of Brass, Vienna Wandern mit Strauss,,
Schubert, and Brahms!
Order one now! (The Strauss is amazing!)
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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ferent
horn. Sincerely Ken Pope
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Ah... But Orlando - you had the Pacific Ocean clam filter installed, not the
cold water Atlantic Ocean one. (if you had sprung for the full cost I would
have installed the expensive/more effective one!! ;) )
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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>>That's great, Ken, and gives us new hope. How much
will you charge to fix my horn so that with my lips it
can play the 1st horn part of Konzertstuck?
Larry>>
Hi Larry:
I can always install a 'clam filter'... the costs depend on what kind of
car you drive up in.
:)
sitive for your horn? ("it won't make a bad horn worse, but it
can make a good horn better???").
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & ORIGINAL Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham
ot;Black Forest" is an unusual
collection of pieces, the Bach Cello Suite #4, The
Artik Concerto by Alan Hovhaness and 3 original pieces
written for Larry by the contemporary composer James
Schroeder.
More details are on my website,
www.timberridgemusic.
ailable at www.timberridgemusic.com, and
CD Baby.
Ken Bell
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, and the unusual number of horns with red-rot.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
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together. It's a fun, difficult, but effective piece, which I hope to have the privilege to perform again.
Ken Hawes, Hagerstown, MD
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date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 00:41:43 EDT
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subject: [Hornlist] Stravinsky 4 Russian Peasant Songs
I have been reading quite a bit
ase, as it is a result
of the internal momentum caused by the weight of the valve section. In a
well designed case there should be some sort of support for the valve
section so that if the case was dropped, the support of the valve section
would keep it from moving. Personally,,, I'd never c
I am trying to locate an old teacher and friend of mine: Ralph Pottle, who
used to live in Hammond, LA. If anyone has his phone number or address
would they kindly send it to me off list?
Many thanks
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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#x27;ll be happy to do so.
Thanks!
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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on is
whether or not they produce them secretly on the side).
Just thought I'd post this to both lists since everyone was following this
over the past few months.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns
ers
who thought they were getting a large or medium bell instrument by simply
changing their flares.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
Pope Instrument Repair
http://www.poperepair.com
>>>>recently I got to test play two versions
> of the
> same instrument ( Ricco Kuhn 293 model ) with difer
safely use oils marked 'Piston' internally on your horn. They can
be interchangeable with Rotor oils.
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & ORIGINAL Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Stre
they could be loose or worn, the neoprene stops can harden with
age, and sometimes the stop arm can be loose on the valve spindle.
Typically Yamaha valves are beautifully manufactured - and it takes them a
long time to become clanky.
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And
chance to hear!
I'll be there with my full shop in tow too. If the above link doesn't work
you can also find the link on the IHS site under upcoming horn events.
Sincerely,
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bon
many on this list who can illuminate this fact far better than I can.
(Does anyone know if Intraocular pressure is what causes our Computer
screens to make lines if we watch them while we play our horns ((Only
visible to the person buzzing their lips))?
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Togethe
If anyone has an email address for Peter Samuelson in Canada please send it
to me off list.
Thanks
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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Pope Instrument Repair
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selling these cases.
Sincerely,
Ken
>>Nobody are selling these copies in Germany
My ex-employee offered the copies to some of my dealers there (including
Alexander - Mainz) and the people from Alexander advised me.
I found out that the only guy who is selling these copies o
other entirely.
I am happy that instead of buying one of these copies you found another
design that worked well for you.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Stree
up a web page next week that I'll try to keep updated of how
his battle is progressing. I will also be posting pictures and information
about these copies and why this is a case that I think is worth pursuing.
(with information from Marcus himself)
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Li
mmonly post - 'see our website link
below for more information').
Check my website later this week when I have a new CD page that I spent the
last week working on! - NOW,,, that's advertising...(and I'm just plain
proud of my work that I've done on it) It should be up
1. Anything by Mozart
2. Strauss: 4 Last Songs
3. Bernstein: West Side Story.
(Just 3 off the top of my head)
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
Authorized US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jam
himself,
that these are indistinguishable from the Bonna cases.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Ja
ome out of the horn with a simply
soap and water washing (or even with a snake).
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plai
on to find that there is more
lacquer than brass dimensionally! It does inhibit the production of the
higher frequencies
Third: If you think its going to make a difference - it will...
Sincerely
Ken Pope (never lacking in opinions)
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Sincerely Ken
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Pope Instrument Repair
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sample of Chopsaver last year to test - it seemed to be equal in quality
to Blistex, no better or worse. I like the idea of using natural
ingredients but Blistex is easier to find!
Ken Hawes
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date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:29:10 -0700
from: Steven Slaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
s
se of you who would think that I am doing this for business reasons,
remember that there are many many shops that sell Bonna cases - this is a
matter of integrity. We owe a lot to Marcus, including our loyalty.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://w
been lumped together in a way
that insinuates that we are cheats and liars. An apology is certainly due -
to Stuart and every other technician out there.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pop
If anyone is interested I've finally gotten around to posting pics of many
of the 60+ horns that I have for sale! (I know,,, it only took me 2
years...).
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope I
grease. Yes, that is bad if you get it on your tux
shirt.
Forget valve oil, which is kerosene and has no lubrication to it.
Ken
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I'm going to be hosting my first Horn Repair Chat on Saturday (tomorrow) at
3pm EST. Log on with your questions, or just come by and say 'Hi'
If it goes well we might make it a frequent event.
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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t up a specific
time on my webpage, and will try to post it on this site too. Give me some
feedback!!
Sincerely
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
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Jamaica
If anyone is interested I just figured out how to put a 'Horn Chat Room on'
my web page!
Let's get talking!
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
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rence between horns - but not differences that can
be attributed to the different wrap!
Sincerely,
Ken
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US Dealer: Kuhn Horns & Bonna Cases
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
Hans asks:
>>Question:
Does lacquering add more to the worse, if the excess solder
is removed by aggressive chemicals ? I understood also, that
if this excess solder is removed by aggressive chemicals,
these must be neutralized extremely well. Some makers
believe, that imperfect degreasing befo
I just realized that I posted my 'Schmid' note on the Memphis list rather
than the Yahoo list - sorry for the confusion!
Ken
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een seeing are all
around 2 - 4 years old (far too young to have this problem).
Hopefully this problem is limited to a very few horns as they are so highly
respected.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Horn
expensive and can
be installed by many of the 'high end' shops across the country, versus the
Schmid ring which is available only through a Schmid distributor.
Sincerely,
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn Hor
There is another phenomenon that should be discussed here... That is that
the more someone pays for a 'procedure' the more they tend to believe the
claims. I say try charging $5.00 for it... and see what the results look
like then!!!
Ken
Bob says: >>It seems to me that, when
costs) - their horn will play differently...
Ken
(in full support of THE Voice)
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
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Ja
I just wanted you all to know that I've finally learned how to update my
website!!! (I couldn't ever get dreamweaver to hookup to my site before this
weekend).
Thanks for all your patience over the last year!
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.pope
e know that this vintage 8D has
had the most important part of it replaced - then let them bid on it.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn, Paxman & Durk
Pope Instrument Re
Just a warning to whoever it is that has the high bid on this 8D - it is not
all original - they have overhauled it and replaced the bell (and this is
not told in the description).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7310314974&ssPageName=ADM
E:B:DS:US:28
Sincer
water to break the surface tension so that
it will work better.
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn, Paxman & Durk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 0213
Or you can check
the video on my website showing a set of horn valves in the ultrasonic
cleaner.
Sincerely,
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
US Dealer: Kuhn, Paxman & Durk
Pope Instrument Repair
Hi Leonard:
The Paxman mouthpieces are solid nickel - (I use one),, however, we've taken
it one step further in the mouthpieces Jim Phelan makes.. we use solid
silver for the rims - never needs replating - and silver isn't all that
expensive these days!
Leonard wrote: Any of you use a solid nicke
OK, Here's a test!
Dissect the following (seemingly innocuous) email and tell me how you know
it's a scam!
Ken
Good Day Kenneth Pope, I am Eric Wright I have a
customer interested in purchasing your items i'll
want you to get back to me with the price,picture and
the pr
y too! :-) )
I respond thusly:
Hi Ted:
I have many 103's for sale, but have never heard of a 303. If you are
interested in a specific 103 please let me know which one.
Thanks
Ken
His response:
Hello Ken,
Thanks for your mail.I really dont know much about the french horns.I want
to buy it as
time re-repairing said instruments.
Sincerely,
Ken
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and Orch. Is my choice for the 4 best orchestras!
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn, Paxman and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
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Jamaica Plain,
a function of how much you bend your wrist to keep
the proper spacing and thus the intonation. Having played as Principal Horn of
the US Army Band Europe for 4 years and seen, heard many European bands that
play that way my opinion is the whole s
ll excitement of the piece
being performed to see the physical antics of the players on stage.
IN other words, if you're going to play 'bells up' do it in a big way!
Ken Pope
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subject: RE: [Hornlist] Bells Up Definition
Jim, do you think that effect (bells up) be so much important ?
ce allows crud to grow
in that gap, and your slides either won't go in any further, or will become
hopelessly stuck.
Ken Pope
"Grab Life by the Horns!"
http://www.poperepair.com
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham
x27;ll get out of it what ever you put into it.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope Instrument Repair
http://www.poperepair.com
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
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I just sent an email off to First Act telling them that they may want to
reconsider their lawsuit - telling them that the news of their actions had
made the internet music newsgroups, and that they (First Act) were taking a
beating from all the musicians in those groups.
Sincerely,
Ken
"Jus
Hans.
Ahh,, but if one were to only take music (and life for that matter!)
completely seriously they would miss the fun of it... .(I guarantee that
Mozart would have laughed.. or perhaps incorporated it in his music!).
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow&qu
Of course,,, if one takes a dry finger and rubs in around the inside of
a dry mouthpiece cup while it's in the horn, and entirely different (and
rude) sound can be made.....
Ken Pope
(of course,,, I've NEVER done this..;) )
"Just Put Your Lips Together And B
I have over 24 Bonna flight cases arriving in a month - these seem to be
the industry standard now for flying - Also, I design/make my own cases
as well (they can be seen on my website).
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
>>Does anyone have a recommendation for a Horn case for a detachable
bell Hor=
n (
Thanks to everyone who replied to my Peter & The Wolf query. I had just found out I
was going to be playing the part as a VERY last minute sub, and wasn't going to get
much time with the music before the performance (probably about 5 minutes!!).
Since I don't know which list my rescuer subscri
left inside to
wear away those precious rotors!
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
http://www.poperepair.com
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-0532
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there yet...) But please email me any
suggestions y'all might have.
My sincerest thanks to Kerry Thompson - he and his brother have been so
patient with my glacial momentum on sending them the necessary
information. Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer: Ricco K
tech's number
handy... (and the Dr's too!)
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-0532
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e two
materials was different - and the valves warped. The same is true of
many of the swiss tuba makers - if the temperature became too warm (i.e.
concert lights) the valves froze.
I say: Gimme brass, nickel or bronze valves with tapered bodies, and
spindles any day!
Ken
"Just Put Your Lip
Here's another article I found on cryo - though it pertains to flutes I
found it interesting:
A rather long post from Joseph S. Wisniewski
Ok,
Here's what we "really" do know.
1) The walls of a flute do not participate measurably or noticeably in
the sound production. Benade aside, still liv
I even found a site that does cryogenics on softball bats - and it
claims you can hit the ball farther!
:)
Ken
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Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
61
Don't get me going... ;)
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-0532
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any variables in horn making to answer a question like
that. I've worked on 8Ds that were free blowing, ones that were stuffy,
etc... etc...
I'll be curious what kind of answers you get to this one!
Sincerely
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer:
Gee.. I don't know Julio We just finished a recording session this
morning - and the 3rd hornist (Kevin Owen) was playing an 8D There
was no running him outta town because of his large bore - and he sounded
great on it!
(rest of the section was, Rauch, Geyer, and Paxman)
Ken Pope
ek, and just thought y'all might benefit from knowing what NOT to do.
Sincerely,
Ken
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer: Ricco Kühn and Dietmar Dürk
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
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617-522-0532
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Hmm,,, Personally I love my Paxman triple (one of the first they made) -
wouldnt trade it for anything (and no, I'm not a Paxman dealer). But I
do know that Ricco Kuhn is making a triple now and I'm pretty sure it'll
give Schmid a run for his money (and yes, I do sell the Kuhns..
ession
OIL YOUR HORNS COPIOUSLY!
1. Oil your horn a few drops daily through the leadpipe!
2. Weekly, put a few drops in the slides.
3. Bi-Weekly put a drop of bearing oil on the upper and lower bearings.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
U.S. Dealer:
st go around on this subject you described something that was NOT
dezincification
So, YES, brush, but more importantly OIL the horn with a few drops
every other day or so in the leadpipe (or keep my repair card
handy)
Signed:
Pope Ken Pope Alexander
"Just Put Your Lips Togethe
bjectivity of the instruments (i.e. how
well it is manufactured...) that is another thing entirely,,, but even
that doesn't always determine how well a horn plays.
Sincerely,
Ken Pope
"Just Put Your Lips Together And Blow"
Pope Instrument Repair
80 Wenham Street
Jamaica
As for Civil's recordings, the cadenza for 1st movement of K.495(Mozart) is
so unique, isn't it?
and I also love Civil's recordings for the Beatles:)
For No One(Revolver), and Good Night(White Album).
ODA Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The LP of Alan Civil playing the Mozar
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