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From the Mailbag: The Five Valve Single B-Flat

PUBLISHED: October 3, 2010, John Ericson

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 and were somewhat more common back in the day. As to how they sound, I have tried horns of this type and they have a lot of the sound of a [...]

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Professor Schmutzig and the Schmutzone 19 Valve Horn

PUBLISHED: January 13, 2010, John Ericson

One of the classic method books for the horn is the Complete Method für der Waldhorn oder der Ventilhorn by Professor Eric Von Schmutzig. Schmutzig according to the method was “Professor of Ventilhorns at der Borscht Conservatory of Lower Hamburg (mit onions).” It is, as you might guess, a book of horn humor. One running [...]

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The Lorenzo Sansone Fan Page

PUBLISHED: January 12, 2010, John Ericson

A hornist who was much better known 50 years ago than today is Lorenzo Sansone. I saw on the IHS Facebook page that a relative of Sansone has started a Facebook group for Lorenzo Sansone. On visiting I see he has posted several archive photos and items to the page but there were actually no [...]

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Kruspe 1930 Catalog Illustrations

PUBLISHED: November 30, 2008, John Ericson

I love old horns. One of those magical names among horn makers of the past is that of Kruspe. A leading horn maker in the early 20th century (and still in business today), they were the original maker of the double horn, filing for the patent on October 5, 1897. They made many different models of [...]

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