Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-05 Thread Chris Tedesco
I hear the Yamaha 863 is fine horn, although it's not really that old. Chris --- Hurricane Chinooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who currently makes Schmidt style horns? I just got a vintage York Schmidt style horn and it has the most comfortable change valve of any horn I've played so far.

[Hornlist] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-04 Thread Hurricane Chinooks
Who currently makes Schmidt style horns? I just got a vintage York Schmidt style horn and it has the most comfortable change valve of any horn I've played so far. Also, the smoothness from one side of the horn to the other is wonderful. What are the best playing older model Schmidt style horns

Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-04 Thread Walter E. Lewis
Hi Joyce, Karl Hill makes a very good one. Karl Pituch, Principal of the Detroit Symphony plays on one...Karl Hill is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Walt Lewis At 04:26 PM 9/4/2004 -0400, you wrote: Who currently makes Schmidt style horns? I just got a vintage York Schmidt style horn and it

Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-04 Thread LOTP
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 4:26 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Schmidt style horns Who currently makes Schmidt style horns? I just got a vintage York Schmidt style horn and it has the most comfortable change valve of any horn I've played so far. Also, the smoothness

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] Schmidt style horns

2004-09-04 Thread Mark Louttit
Joyce, As previously noted, Hill makes a Schmidt style horn that is supposed to be very good and Yamaha made some, but they are somewhat rare. As you know, Conn, King and York made Schmidt style horns as well decades ago. According to Milan Yancich, Carl Geyer thought that the Schmidt design

Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt-style horns

2002-12-05 Thread Lotp
Kalison lists a Schmidt-wrap horn on their website (www.kalison.com) Paul Russ Smiley wrote: I'm just being curious: who makes these today? I would like to know more about the characteristics of Schmidt (piston change valve)-style horns. Does it depend upon manufacture, or do all

RE: [Hornlist] Schmidt-style horns

2002-12-04 Thread Steven Ovitsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Conn and Yamaha both make a Schmidt style horn as well as Dan Rauch. -William The question was who is making Schmidt model horns today. Conn stopped making its Schmidt model in about 1935. Yamaha made its 863 Schmidt model from about 1982-1993. Dan Rauch made a few

Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt-style horns

2002-12-03 Thread Valkhorn
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