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Geyer Dreaming V: The Mouthpiece Man

Continuing to the topic of Geyer and mouthpieces, there is an article by Milan Yancich, "Carl Geyer -- The Mouthpiece Man," that was published...

On Bill Broughton’s “Orchestra of the Americas” and Learning from Adversity

Recently, I became aware that recordings I participated in over 25 years ago with the Mexico City Philharmonic are available on YouTube. Below is the...

Geyer Dreaming IV: The Custom Horn Maker, and a Closer Look at Geyer 223

One question I have heard in relation to custom horn makers is this; are they just assembling parts? What makes them better than just...

Kruspe Dreaming, part I: A Concert on a Kruspe

In several posts I have talked about how just before the pandemic I was able to obtain a low milage 1948 Kruspe horn. This...

Two Tips for the New First Horn Player

As we all know, all the horn parts are good! But there is a point when you start playing first horn in better ensembles...

On Vienna horns and the important topic of wires

Something you might have noticed is that in Horn Matters (and elsewhere) I have rarely written about the Vienna horn. A perennially popular topic...

Pro tips as you get back into ensemble rehearsals

With the beginning of ensemble rehearsals after the long break for COVID, it is great time to revisit some of the challenges for horn...

Sabbatical Extra: A Yamaha Conversion Horn, and Revisiting the Ascending Third Valve, part 2

During my sabbatical semester from Arizona State I looked briefly at one of the horns I had worked on, how I could set it...

Using drones to improve warmup and practice of etudes and excerpts

As we come out of this year of not great practice it is very important to have drones be part of your daily practice...

Revisiting an Old Huttl Horn

Back more than ten years ago I posted a short article an interesting old Huttl horn. It was one obtained from a former teacher...

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