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Top 10 Ways to Provoke a Horn-Geek

PUBLISHED: July 22, 2009, Bruce Hembd

How to get a horn geek riled up. Horn aficionados and geeks as a general rule, are a pretty easy-going breed. But if we get riled-up, watch out! We absolutely will not stop arguing until every last point that we can think of has been exhausted — at least twice. So, what jibes can you [...]

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A Screw Loose on Conn 8D

PUBLISHED: December 11, 2008, Bruce Hembd

A word from the wise. Whenever I use my Conn 8D, I am always careful to check on the screw that keeps the thumb lever in place. There is a design flaw with this little screw – it regularly comes loose and if I don’t check on it, it gets dangerously close to falling off. [...]

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Conn, Instrument Repair

A Little Lady on an Old Conn Tenor Horn

PUBLISHED: September 28, 2008, John Ericson
Conn E-flat alto

I recently had the chance to try this old Conn alto (tenor) horn in E-flat that was borrowed by ASU from the U of A for possible use in a brass band project. One thing that has always intrigued me about old instruments is the engravings, which were all done by hand by master engravers. [...]

Cutting Slides

PUBLISHED: July 28, 2007, John Ericson

Sometimes you will need to cut or lengthen slides on brass instruments. I have seen this on a number of instruments over the years. Recently I purchased a classic Conn 16E Mellophonium for some jazz experiments. I went ahead and “did the deed” this morning, and cut three slides. This was exactly what the instrument needed; the [...]

John Ericson & Bruce Hembd
on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.