Richard wrote:
The French makers use the ascending third valve system,
> so it was likely habitual for him to use third valve for D - in all
> registers.
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The Raoux horns for the English market, like my c.1880 Raoux-Millereau
imported by Gilmer in Birmingham, had descending 3rd valv
In the notes for his recordings of the Mozart concertos, his long-time
friend and colleague Alan Civil related that until his late 20's Dennis
Brain played a single F horn by Raoux, which was in terrible shape,
literally held together by electrical tape. (This is what he played on
many of the B
I will try to answer a few
He uses 3rd valve for fourth line D, better intonation
on his Alex Bb than 12. I am sure some more familer
with a single Bb will comment. That is a horn I want
to own in the future maybe when I have money to
have a collection.
His embouchure is quite fluent,
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