RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-31 Thread Pandolfi, Orlando
He must've gone to Juilliard. That is the very first phrase they teach us... See you in CO I hope. O. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 7:13 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hor

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Jerryold99
In a message dated 5/29/2008 7:26:31 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The idea of the potato never occurred to any of us. Hi Orlando, so this potato thing is making sense now . when I bought my new horn ... the salesman said .. "would you like fries

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Joe Scarpelli
>>Pasta didn't hold up during high fortissimo playing. Did you try A Dente? Joe ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Pandolfi, Orlando
To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc Enrico Caproni, a former (now retired) first horn of the Orchestra del Maggio (Florence, Italy) used to play with an ebony mouthpiece. You can listen to some of his recordings from his website http://www.enricocaproni.it/ I wouldn't say that

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Debbie Schmidt
The last time I saw David Baldwin (trumpet soloist, arranger, Professor U of Minn.) he was playing a wooden mpc. He said that quality control in the manufacturing process was not good so he bought several at a time to find a good one. The wood was hard so he said no issues with deterioration if he

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Daniel Canarutto
Enrico Caproni, a former (now retired) first horn of the Orchestra del Maggio (Florence, Italy) used to play with an ebony mouthpiece. You can listen to some of his recordings from his website http://www.enricocaproni.it/ I wouldn't say that his tone was dull or uninteresting. Daniel There w

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-30 Thread Tom Warner
On 30 May 2008, at 3:42 am, Christian Wilhjelm wrote: A really wonderful trumpet player/composer Anthony Plog played very successfully for years with a wooden mouthpiece. For some folks metal causes issues with skin conditions for some others it may just be an issue of comfort. While I would

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Christian Wilhjelm
; Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:05 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc > > Don't let that kind of thing get spread around! Next thing > you know, people will be asking what kind of potato it was, > if it was in season or not, whether and how

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Steve Freides
y, May 29, 2008 9:05 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc > > Don't let that kind of thing get spread around! Next thing > you know, people will be asking what kind of potato it was, > if it was in season or not, whether and how it was cook

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre
of a Yukon Gold. > > Dave Weiner > Brass Arts Unlimited > > > -Original Message- > From: Robert N. Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: The Horn List > Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 4:49 pm > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc > > > This question somehow r

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2008-05-29 Thread brassartsunlim
ba players convinced that they would have gotten that orchestra job if only they'd played on an Idaho russet instead of a Yukon Gold. Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited -Original Message- From: Robert N. Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Horn List Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 4:49 pm S

RE: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Pandolfi, Orlando
dolfi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert N. Ward Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:50 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc This question somehow reminds me of a story told about one of our local freelance tuba players. He play

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Valkhorn
Maybe you mean Moosewood? -William In a message dated 5/29/2008 3:43:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am looking for a new mouthpiece to try. I don't really know what kind I want, but am leaning toward a wooden one. I was wondering if there was anyway to look

Re: [Hornlist] Wooden Mpc

2008-05-29 Thread Robert N. Ward
This question somehow reminds me of a story told about one of our local freelance tuba players. He played an entire performance of the Nutcracker with a mouthpiece he carved out of a potato shortly beforehand. The sad thing was how good it sounded, he said. Bob ** Robert N. Ward Pri