RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

F-trmpet - and should sound that way. == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:51 PM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple? Hans

RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

fe as a horn player) of the essence of a descant horn. -S- > > === > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Robson Adabo de Mello > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:04 PM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Is i

RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

ional Theatre 1996) === -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robson Adabo de Mello Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:04 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple? Thank you for the tips guy.

Re: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

Thank you for the tips guy. I know that some horn players have both, the descant and the triple horn (like Philip Myers, for instance). What's the advantage of the descant over the triple? It's just the weight? 2007/5/24, hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Just remove the Bb-slides & the extension or

RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

Just remove the Bb-slides & the extension or full slides for the regular F-side. You get a single high-F with somewhat more resonance due to the more weight. This is a good compromise. =

RE: [Hornlist] Is it necessary a descant when you have a triple?

From a lurker: Before he commits to buying a new horn, he should try removing all of the F side tubing for playing those pieces. When playing that high that consistently you don't need the low F side anyway, and the weight difference makes quite a change in the color/response of the horn.