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...
The Americanization of a Yamaha
When I sold my high-end custom horn I made a conscious decision. I wanted to have two different horns that suited the different gigs...
F or Bb — What Horn Best Suits Beginners?
The standard line for many teachers is single F horn is the best for beginners, traditional tone, etc. Is this pedagogical approach stuck in...
Lessons in Vienna, part VIII: Playing the Vienna horn
This series of articles expands on notes taken by Nicholas Smith in lessons with Roland Berger in 1977.
The Conn 8D (K series) I was...
High Notes, or Why you might need a New Horn or...
Nothing can inspire you to practice more than a horn that clearly plays better than what you have been playing. In my case, I...
Kruspe Dreaming II: The Tuckwell Kruspe
Years ago, I remember one of my teachers saying that Tuckwell sounded better on his Kruspe. By the time I heard him play live...
Geyer Update: Engravings, Serial Numbers, and More
I could also have titled this article “Things I got wrong” in the Geyer Dreaming series (which starts here), or the related article published...
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...
Geyer Dreaming IV: The Custom Horn Maker, and a Closer Look...
One question I have heard in relation to custom horn makers is this; are they just assembling parts? What makes them better than just...
Accuracy, intonation, tone. You need them all, so what type of...
In a very recent Horn People discussion there was a topic posted related to triple horns, more specifically to the question of if the...