Nickel silver and horns — construction, look, and sound
One question that comes up periodically is that of what nickel silver is and why some horns are made of nickel silver and some...
From the Mailbag: Not Kruspe, Not Geyer …
The topic of Kruspe or Geyer was a prior “From the Mailbag” question, but what if a horn is not a Kruspe or a...
Horn 101: Does My Horn have a Bb Tuning Slide?
This topic has come up for me at this point in many horn lessons over the years. The short answer is that your horn...
The Stopping Valve: The Best Invention Ever
In the United States horns with a stopping valve are not common. The most recent recital I gave is probably the first that I...
On Choices of Horns
This past few months has been productive and interesting in terms of practice and equipment. Two things drove this. One was being forced to...
On Testing a New or Used French Horn
One topic that comes up often is that of testing new and used horns, a good topic and one I have not written about...
Buying a Horn: The Question of New or Used, Factory or...
Buying a horn there are a lot of questions to weigh and consider, especially for the more advanced player. Regular readers know that I...
What is a Compensating Triple?
Back earlier this year in an article I described my compensating triple as being sort of a super single B-flat horn. But there is...
Interview: Kovach on Triple Horns. Part I, the Search
Patterson Hornworks has introduced a new triple horn, and their initial (summer 2013) newsletter tells us
This triple horn is a culmination of a 2-year...
Thoughts on a Patterson/Yamaha Horn: Day 28
It has been four weeks since my Patterson-converted Yamaha 667 arrived in a little brown truck at my doorstep. I had sent it away...