The Vintage Conn 8D
Last week an article was featured on Cleveland.com, “Conn-Selmer Inc. turns out classic horns for world's best musicians.” Also last week I got back...
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...
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: The Five Valve Single B-Flat
A while back I had a question come in on the 5-valve single B-flat horn. These are still made but they are not common...
On Vienna horns and the important topic of wires
Something you might have noticed is that in Horn Matters (and elsewhere) I have rarely written about the Vienna horn. A perennially popular topic...
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...
Some notes on the art of Geyer (and Knopf) style horns
In the past month I have had the luxury of visits to my studio by two excellent horn makers (Atkinson and Patterson) and a...
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...
Question from the Mailbag: What Level of Horn Should an Adult...
Ryan asks:
I am in the market for a new horn and I've noticed intermediate horns seem to have the same specs, but are typically...
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...