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Topic: “Clicks” and valve changes

I have been working on final editing of a series of new Bordogni publications (more soon!) and have been playing as a result a...

Knopf or Geyer?

One of the perennial favorite articles in Horn Matters is on the topic of Kruspe or Geyer. Both terms reference the names of classic horn...

From the Mailbag: The “A” Valve

One common question relates to the “A” valve seen on most single Bb horns and descant horns. The central question would be “what is...

Horn made with the slides in the wrong places

One question that comes in periodically is about a type of double horn that seems to have been constructed to have the valve slides...

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...

Where to Go Try New and Used Horns

There is a point when a more advanced horn player really needs a more advanced horn to keep progress going forward. That point is...

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...

Interview: Kovach on Triple Horns. Part III, a Horn is Born

JE: Can you share a bit about your other horns in general and what it was that you were looking for to directly achieve...

Interview: Kovach on Triple Horns. Part II, Goals

JE: Some specific things I like just looking at the new model are the location of the high-F tuning and also the hollow rotors...

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...
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