September 15, 2009 by Bruce Hembd
Wooden French Horn
Long ago at an International Horn Society convention, I tried out a selection of wooden mouthpieces. While I couldn’t imagine playing on one for an extended period, it sure did feel nice and supple on the lips.
The tone quality was decidedly … well … “woodwind-like.”
This makes me wonder if a wooden screw-rim would ever be possible or practical, but given my occasional acidic wit it probably wouldn’t last very long.
Master woodcarver Robert Jones has taken this one step further. While it is not playable as a musical instrument, it sure looks nice as a piece of handcrafted art. See his wooden French horn sculpture at Village Soup.
Related to this article
- French Horn Rebellion in Phoenix on Wednesday
Summer is a pretty down time in Arizona for concerts. I was recently looking and a concert this week by a group called French Horn Rebellion caught my attention. They are performing in Phoenix on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at the The Rhythm Room. With the... - Top Ten: Favorite French Horn and Music Related Texts
Some of my favorite texts. Still in time for the holidays, here is a top-ten list of with some of my favorite horn-related texts. As with previous Horndog Blog top-ten lists, this is not a comprehensive list nor is it set in any particular order. Philip... - “French” My Horn Please!
On semantics and political correctness. The French Horn (or “Horn”) is an instrument used in Western classical music settings, and these days is also featured prominently in many film and television productions – especially in the action/sci-fi genre. Film composers like Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams... - Random Monday: On Display, Shocking News, a New Kid in the Block and Nerds Who Play French Horn
Time to pause and navel-gaze. On display A web site project from last year — Esyst.org — was recently translated into a large booth display. It came out very nice! [Click on the image for a larger view.] This project had a very simple mission —... - Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (II): Cup, Throat and Bore
In Part I, the main focus was on the mouthpiece parts closest to the embouchure. For this reason alone, it seems entirely logical that the rim, bite and mouthpiece diameter are a good place to start in choosing a mouthpiece. Worth mentioning too is that these... - French Horn Patents
Fun with Google Patent Search. I spent a good several hours marveling at Google Patent Search engine recently. It is an amazing resource – its scope is huge. I imagine that researchers would find this to be a very useful secondary research tool. An interesting feature... - A Survey on French Horn Accuracy
A survey on accuracy. Arizona State University doctoral candidate Nathan Stark has embarked on an ambitious project. It is a research survey related to accuracy on the French horn. It is a thought-provoking survey whose end results in tandem (presumably) with a dissertation may be of...
Clash of the Titans, AFM vs. RMA, Part I
Putting the Slides Right
Where the Wild Things Are? In the Closet...
