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Articles by Bruce Hembd

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Random Monday: Anton Horner, Siegfried, Peter Kurau and York Bowen

PUBLISHED: November 14, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Rare recording While looking through old audio files I found a recording of Anton Horner playing the horn call from Wagner’s opera Siegfried.  I cannot attest to the accuracy of this date but my records indicate that is from the year 1910. Meanwhile at the Met… A brand new production of Siegfried is having a run at [...]

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Thoughts on ‘Quality’ and an Overview of Trusted Brands in French Horns

PUBLISHED: November 9, 2011, Bruce Hembd

As someone who works in marketing and advertising, I respect the value and power of word-of-mouth opinion. While big-name consumer brands – like McDonald’s and Sony - manipulate popular opinion and end-purchasing through detailed marketing strategies, the same is not completely true in the much smaller universe of horns and musical instruments. I doubt that in our lifetime for example, [...]

Random Monday: Strike Aftermath, Horn Quality and Tokyo Police

PUBLISHED: November 7, 2011, Bruce Hembd

* * * Conn-Selmer strike resolved? The union strike at the Conn-Selmer plant is over, but in this observer’s eyes the conflict is far from over. During the strike’s early stages, nearly 70 of the 238 workers crossed the picket line. The number grew to nearly 100 in the days prior to a deal being [...]

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Have a Question about Brass Technology or Repair? Ask Dave!

PUBLISHED: November 2, 2011, Bruce Hembd

One thing becomes pretty obvious when looking at our Postrank statistics – the articles on brass repair are very popular among Horn Matters readers. Within the Top 20 articles, five articles in the list are written by Dave Weiner. So, you’ve decided to cut your bell. Now what? An Interesting Trend: Repairs at Workshops String [...]

Random Monday: British Horns, Louisville Cattle Call and the German Brass

PUBLISHED: October 31, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Pictures from the big event Bruce Richards shares a lot of very nice pictures from the recent British Horn Society event at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. The majority of the events where held in the Paul Hamlyn Hall, a huge glass enclosed atrium. The acoustic was lively, to say the least, but it did [...]

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3 Aspects of Achieving Fame and a Look at the Park Effect

PUBLISHED: October 29, 2011, Bruce Hembd

So, you want to be famous? Our recent report - Name Recognition, Influence and Age Groups (NRIAG) - takes a glimpse into that and other interesting trends. That being said, any number of conclusions can be drawn and there is not a lot to get excited about. Conclusions from this study can be really only be looked at as [...]

Mouthpiece Multitasking and ‘French’ Horn Poll Results; Introducing the Park Effect

PUBLISHED: October 27, 2011, Bruce Hembd

It has been an active week in terms of collecting and presenting survey data. Now that some time has passed, the time seems right to close previous polls and also to put forth an opinion on the Name Recognition, Influence and Age Groups in the Online (French) Horn Community Report. Specifically I would like to address [...]

John Ericson & Bruce Hembd
on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.