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A Word on “Brushed Finish” Horns

A type of finish that has been showing up on some of the used horn postings you see is what they call a "brushed...

Kruspe Dreaming, III: A Very Big (and Early) Kruspe

In this series I’ve focused on my ca. 1948 Kruspe, but I have also been able to spend some time with another, older Kruspe...

Kruspe Dreaming, part I: A Concert on a Kruspe

In several posts I have talked about how just before the pandemic I was able to obtain a low milage 1948 Kruspe horn. This...

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...