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From the Mailbag: Single B-flat, F Extension — Why?

This one has a pretty quick answer but is a great question as it relates to my IHS presentation next week and is something...

Why you might need dimes to extend your valve levers

A few months ago I helped a student with small hands put vintage dimes on their horn. What she said in a note a...

Musings on Oiling Rotary Valves, and Brief Review: JM Lubricants

A new lubricant line for horn players to consider is the line of products by JM Lubricants. Manufactured by J. Meinlschmidt GmbH, a company...

Ask Dave: When Should My Daughter Move Up to a Double...

Susie asks: My 5th grade daughter will be playing the French Horn in the orchestra this year. We were wondering what the normal time frame...

From the Mailbag: Kruspe or Geyer–Which is Better?

For many years there have been two dominant “flavors” of double horn, Kruspe and Geyer style, in use in the United States. The question...

More on “clicks” — and the best horns

Last year a topic touched upon in an article was that of “clicks” and valve changes. In that time frame, I started taking some...

Comparing inner diameters of rims by the grip diameter

A question I get pretty often is why one rim of the same inner diameter may feel larger or smaller than another marked to...

A closer look at a vintage “Kruspe Kruspe”

A Kruspe Kruspe? Any serious student of the horn today has heard of Kruspe style (or Kruspe wrap) horns, but many do not realize...

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...

From the Mailbag: Bore Sizes and French Horns

Another recent question that came in had to do with bore of horns, as in what is actually meant when people say a horn...