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Leaders in the French horn world past and present

Xavier Reiter and Alphonse Pelletier visit the King Factory in the...

Tucked in an old copy of the Oscar Franz Method that I was given years ago was a full page advertisement for King horns....

Maxime Alphonse, International Man of Mystery

Probably every month during the school year I receive notes from horn students trying to research horn players of the past who are trying...

On Mentorship and Recovery from Abuse

This photo and the memories associated with it are among my most prized possessions. This is Milan Yancich, the man who saved my creative soul....

Joseph Eger, Around the Horn

An excerpt from Joseph Eger's Around the Horn.  * * * The November 24, 1957 issue of the New York Times called Joseph Eger “one of the...

Who is this Philip Farkas you Speak of?

The topic of Philip Farkas came up recently and I realized that among horn students today his name is not as well known as...

Spheres of Influence and a Survey: Have you Heard of this...

Within the realm of Hollywood and famous movie actors, fame and influence boil down to a popularity contest of who is the "hottest" or most...

Interview with Darin Sorley: The Making of a Horn Maker

Darin Sorley and I go way back to junior high school and I have embedded a few newspaper clippings in this article from that...

Geyer Dreaming II: The Development of his Horn

Continuing our look at Carl Geyer and his horns, as noted in part I he had his own shop running by 1918. At that...

Who is this James Chambers you Speak Of?

A few years ago I posted an article on the topic of “Who is this Philip Farkas you Speak of?” Along similar lines, perhaps...

Music-Making and Personal Identity

In a previous article, I told the story of how I came to study with my mentor, Milan Yancich. At the time I felt broken,...