Bob Losin said:
I suggested this to a band director friend who thought it was a great
idea... but the powers that be informed him that money could only be
spent on new instruments, or repairing existing instruments. If the
repairs were too much money, then the instrument was scrapped,
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As one who
Josh C wrote
I never said I couldn't play in tune on one. I can play in tune on a garden
hose with a funnel jammed in the end. I said they were notoriously
difficult to play in tune. Glad you've got my problem all figured out
though. Now if I can just figure out which end to put the
Mr. Smith,
With all due respect (and I do have enormous respect for hard working,
underpaid, often unappreciated middle/high school band directors), I started
on the Horn in 4th grade and was neither confused nor frustrated. This
year, my 11 year old son has started the Horn (in F) and is neither
Dave Tuttle wrote:
...I don't see what the big Bb deal is. Many times in a middle
school situation, your horn players are trumpet converts and the key
of the horn makes the transition easier. Obviously, an outstanding
player should be transitioned to a double horn anyway, so you're
going to have
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. Vintage horns by
Reynolds (Chambers and Pottag), Conn (6D), Holton, Yamaha, and King sell on eBay all
the time in the $500-$700 range. The
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
The time has come, I believe, when we can't just say don't buy a
chinese Horn.
The chinese are starting to build some really quite decent Instruments
now, but you wouldn't want to buy one without tried it, since there are
still a lot of them that are junk. ( I tried one, it was in F minor!)
The
models available, although the focus right
now is a top hand made line.
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Never, ever, ever buy single Bb horns for your students. If anyone says that
the difference in sound and technique doesn't make a difference, then they
are missing the point of the instrument.
Jeremy Hansen
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set your options
I agree completely.single Bb horns are not a good way to go at all.
By the way.Holton horns work very well, particularly for middle
schoolers. I would strongly recommend the 177. It has a medium throat
and bell, is solidly built and gets along really well with middle
school kids.
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is the Eb horn bad, too? Or is there a
magical quality about Horn in F? I doubt that in the early days of natural
horns, teachers would have insisted on beginners playing on the F crook
only. Plus, you
I understand what you're saying, however I don't agree that most of the
advantage is for the advanced player on the Bb side. With the partials
further apart, it would make it less slippery for a beginning student. The
frustration factor is a real one, though I agree that from a pure sense it
is
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