Re: [Hornlist] Free blowing vs. resistance

2005-12-26 Thread Paul Mansur
Off hand, I can't think of anyone I know who likes a horn with a lot of resistance. The object of a horn player's life is to find a horn that is easy to play and is very responsive to his/her every desire to sound wonderful and outshine Hermann Baumann. CORdially, Paul Mansur On Sunday,

[Hornlist] Free blowing vs. resistance

2005-12-25 Thread Arnold Weis
Hi hornlisters, hope you all had a nice Christmas. I'm currently in the process of buying an new horn. I'm just an amateur and have (and probably will have) not more than about 5 hours per week for practising. My question is: How much resistance in the horn would be good for me? I've read the