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Re: Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Tom Fisher — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:25:40 GMT

Hello Michiel, The experiments seem to be going ok. I have got the technique sorted out now, and can turn a new pattern out in a couple of week-ends. I have

Re: Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Michiel van der Linden — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:08:27 GMT

You won't be dissapointed. Everybody in these parts who's playing on original shank mouthpieces uses the stuff. If your experiments making mouthpieces work

Re: Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Tom Fisher — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:27:11 GMT

... I will try that - I have long been looking for a useful purpose for that stuff.

Re: Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Michiel van der Linden — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:27:04 GMT

... Or, less authentic but much easier to get: dental floss. I don't know if anyone ever researched the difference in playing characteristics. ;)

Re: New Member

Michiel van der Linden — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:38:40 GMT

... - The difference is a few centuries of parallel development with some cross-breeding: at the beginning of the honrs introduction in "real" ... and unto

Re: Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

John H. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:07:08 GMT

Linen string and beeswax. ... From: Tom Fisher To: naturalhorn@yahoogroups.com Sent: 7/4/2009 10:56:13 AM Subject: [naturalhorn] Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Mouthpieces for Natural Horn

Tom Fisher — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:56:11 GMT

... I have been playing around with mouthpieces recently - I have a Hawkes piston horn with valves removed that I use to practice natural horn. These horns

Re: real natural horn?

Richard Burdick — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:57:32 GMT

Nancy wrote: "I assume these can be played with a regular double horn mouthpiece? Nancy" If it fits in the horn, yes. The best wisdom on this is: if your

Re: real natural horn?

Nancy robitaille — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:36:23 GMT

I assume these can be played with a regular double horn mouthpiece? Nancy ... From: Steven Ovitsky Subject: RE: [naturalhorn] real

Re: real natural horn?

Steven Ovitsky — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:50:34 GMT

Subject: [naturalhorn] real natural horn? Richard wrote: Most of my recordings were done on a horn that came from Lowell Greer, that I think is a Marcel-August

real natural horn?

Richard Burdick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:05:44 GMT

Nancy asked: "So what is the real natural horn? Is it the outdoorzie hunting type or the much pleasanter crooked horn." This is the topic of the lecture I did

Re: New Member

Nancy robitaille — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:16 GMT

Yes, I looked at youtube using the word hunting horn which didn't work, then natural horn which showed something quite different. What then is the

Re: New Member

Michiel van der Linden — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:59 GMT

I've looked around youtube for a clip of french hunting horns, or trompe de chasse as is the correct term over there, with reasonably accurate sound:

Re: New Member

Nancy robitaille — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:16:55 GMT

I think the 'correct' way has to be pleasing to the public. So I will try to get a true hunting horn sound, yet keep it as pleasant as possible. I am

Re: New Member

baroquesirkit87 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:55:37 GMT

Since this piece is capturing the hunting horn aspect of our horn history, I would go for a full sound on all fortes, and a pleasant sound on all pianos. I