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...
Trusted Brand Names of French Horns: Composite and Age Group Results
This is the first of several documents that will be posted. In this chapter, composite and age group results are reported.
https://issuu.com/brucehembd/docs/brandnamesurvey11-21-2011-345
The next report will...
Ascending Third Valve Horns Past and Present
The Mellocast for this week is on a topic not often discussed, that of ascending third valve horns. In short, this is a French...
The question of water keys and horns
Here is a question you know you have wondered at some point: why are some horns constructed without water keys?
It is a puzzle for...
Geyer Horn, First Valve Slide, B-flat Horn
Different brands of different horns have their quirks. One quirk on some Geyer style horns is that they may have a squirrelly high B-flat....
Tone is what makes a Great French Horn
First, a quote from a former student of mine who is now helping people looking for upgrade horns: “…most people will talk far more...
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...
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...
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...
What is a “Dual Bore” Horn?
While I am not using it as my main horn at present, for some years I mainly played a Paxman 25A horn (for example...