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Queen of the Alphorn

More on Eliana Burki. Not only can alphorn be cool, but it can be... uhm... sexy? Judging by the amount of television appearances that may be...

The $50,000 Alexander Uberhorn

One of my DMA students sent me the link to this eBay auction tonight, for a rare Alexander that can be yours for only...

Oddities: What a Pisser!

Building a better mousetrap? I first found this picture at Ilkka Talvi's schmaltzuberalles.blogspot.com. It also can be found at many other web sites. I found no...

Oddities: The Bass Horn

The first in a series of oddball horns This monstrosity - resembling a French horn on steroids - is a Bass Horn, built for the...

Thoughts on Playing a Double Wagner Tuba

I am playing extra horn this week with The Phoenix Symphony, seventh horn and Wagner tuba on The Rite of Spring. It has made...