| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| French Horns | 11/7/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: Is E. F. Durand French Horns a good equality instrument? ANSWER: It's unlikely.... it's a brand ...
A: Well, if what colour it is is more important to you than what it sounds like, how well in tune it ...
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| Professional French Horns | 11/7/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: Is E. F. Durand French Horns a good equality instrument? ANSWER: It's unlikely.... it's a brand ...
A: same answer I'm afraid. If it's brand new and at that sort of price, it's a Chinese instrument and ...
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| E. F. Durand French Horns | 11/6/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: Is E. F. Durand French Horns a good equality instrument?
A: It's unlikely.... it's a brand name invented by somebody and applied to a Chinese-made instrument. ...
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| Horn transposition | 10/30/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: In Mozart Symphonie 25, it calls for Corni in B and Corni in G yet there are no key signatures. ...
A: Yes, it's Bb (alto in this case, transpose up a 4th when reading). Germany uses B to mean Bb and H ...
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| French Horn Mouthpiece?? | 10/22/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: She has never played before. The horn does not have a mouthpiece, and I really don't know where to ...
A: you're right to be careful when it comes to a mouthpiece, there are many out there which are not at ...
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| Help with Selling a French Horn | 10/15/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I have a Don E. Getzen french horn model Caravelle Classic. I had a professional look at it said for ...
A: it would depend how quickly you want to sell it... you could try an ad on www.hornplayer.net, be ...
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| Help! french horn | 10/12/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: Our french hornist started playing in a jazz band with no music transposed. we are completely ...
A: it works like this - Horn is in F and Sax is in Eb, so horn player reading sax music must put it all ...
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| Question on 8D 10D etc | 10/11/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I am retired and used to play french horn many years ago. I am thinking of taking it up again for ...
A: these are just model numbers used by Conn, one of the major US manufacturers The 8D is a large-bore ...
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| Conn French Horn | 10/8/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I purchased a used single french horn at a pawn shop, the tag read $199 but because it had been ...
A: this sounds like a fairly old instrument, according to one list of Conn serial numbers the one you ...
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| ahhhhhh! | 10/1/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: mkay, so i'm 14 and play on a yamaha double horn, and my trigger string keeps coming undone and ...
A: first question is, do you have suitable cord to fix it with? Ideally it's woven nylon, Yamaha do ...
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| French Horn | 9/22/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I'm an eighth grader this year and I've been playing for almost 3 years and I'm working on extending ...
A: When you say a high E above the staff, I hope you mean in the top space rather than the E above the ...
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| Warranty Plan when buying a new French Horn | 9/20/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I am looking at buying a new Conn 6D or Holton 378. I have looked at some of the websites: ...
A: My thoughts on this are pretty much the same whatever the item is - I almost never buy extended ...
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| Tone | 9/6/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I'm a high school sophmore; I've been playing horn since &th grade. I switched from trombone. I ...
A: As you say, the horn isn't necessarily too bad - but then again it might be. It would be a good idea ...
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| Tone | 9/6/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I'm a high school sophmore; I've been playing horn since &th grade. I switched from trombone. I ...
A: do you mean Selmer? Selman is not any name I would recognise. I think a Conn 2 may be a largish and ...
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| a little history re alexander french horn | 9/5/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I am trying to research a particular model of Alexander french horn. I'm finding it impossible to ...
A: As far as I know there's never been anything numbered 403 until very recently - they've just ...
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| Tone | 7/26/2009 | Alan Jones |
Q: I'm a high school sophmore; I've been playing horn since &th grade. I switched from trombone. I ...
A: Obviously it's hard to answer anything about tone without hearing it.... but horn tone has to do ...
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| slide grease | 3/14/2009 | Fiona |
Q: what is slide grease made of?
A: To answer your question, slide grease can be made of a number of materials. In most cases, slide ...
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| mouthpieces | 2/22/2009 | Fiona |
Q: My daughter plays french horn for school and symphony. She is desperate for a new mouthpiece as hers ...
A: Mouthpieces are generally all the same. Obviously older ones have lots of wear and tear and its good ...
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| which horn do we purchase? | 2/20/2009 | Fiona |
Q: My daughter has been accepted into a college music program. She has said she would like to have a ...
A: Most people react the same way you did to the price of a new horn. Unfortunately most new horns cost ...
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| Tuning - playing the correct note with an F Horn | 2/12/2009 | Fiona |
Q: Fiona, I have always played a C instrument (flute). But in HS, as a second instrument, I played ...
A: So sorry I am just now getting back to you. I seem to have a lot of trouble with the allexperts ...
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| Conn 8D french horn | 1/26/2009 | Fiona |
Q: Does a 1976 Conn 8D rate higher or lower than a newer CONN 8D. Is a newer CONN better than the older ...
A: I will start by saying I'm not sure how much help I can be to you. I'm not exactly an expert on horn ...
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| Darker Tone | 1/25/2009 | Fiona |
Q: My band director keeps telling my tone is to bright. He tells me to darken it and I tried everything ...
A: The difference between bright and dark tones is basically sharpness and flatness. A bright tone, ...
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| French Horn manufacturers | 1/25/2009 | Fiona |
Q: my daughter is playing french horn and I would like to purchase one so she doesn't have to carry it ...
A: I will begin by saying I know what it feels like to want a nice horn when you don't have lots of ...
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| music similar to... | 1/22/2009 | Fiona |
Q: Part of my job is copying music for musicians. There are some pieces that I do not have french horn ...
A: Although you would think that french horn music would be more similar to another brass its not. In ...
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| horn trio | 12/30/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I am a sophomore in high school and I play French horn. My section leader (a junior) and a good ...
A: Unfortunately there isn't much that I can suggest as far as horn trios go. I usually play in a brass ...
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| B-flat valve hitting part of horn, causing key to stick! | 11/24/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I'm not fluent in Horn terminology, but please try to bear with me. The curvy metal part (with the ...
A: Chrissy, Sorry about the delay! I seem to be having some trouble receiving messages from all ...
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| Flat French Horn | 11/23/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I just bought a fairly new Conn 8-D french horn for my daughter. Her music teacher is saying that ...
A: Deborah, Sorry about the delay! I seem to be having some issues with the messaging system on all ...
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| French horn position | 11/9/2008 | Fiona |
Q: What are your thoughts on placement of the bell on, versus off of the right leg for a beginner ...
A: Shannon, Sorry I am just now answering your question! I never received an e-mail saying that you ...
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| how do I double tongue? | 10/16/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I have been playing the french horn for about 3 1/2 to 4 years now, and I have had to hardest time ...
A: Matt, the double tongue technique is one of the most difficult to master, even for a horn play who ...
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| playing quietly | 10/3/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I have been playing horn for two and a half years. This year, my director placed me on trumpet for ...
A: Chrissy, Embouchure has NOTHING (well at least very little) to do with the volume at which you are ...
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| switching instruments | 9/29/2008 | Fiona |
Q: i'm am a middle school horn player that is looking for a horn variation to switch to. what would ...
A: Sorry I am just now answering your question but I never received and e-mail telling me that you ...
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| Lorenzo Sansone French Horn | 9/28/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I'm a pro trumpeter in UK - but have a multi instrument show (see www.orichalcum-worldofbrass.com) ...
A: I get a lot of questions about Sansone horns and unfortunately there is not a lot of information out ...
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| help! | 8/26/2008 | Fiona |
Q: im composing a song for my high school band and i need to know what sharps and flats are in the key ...
A: I'm not entirely sure what you mean in the first half of your question but, in the key of Bb there ...
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| "Caravelle" french horn questions | 6/22/2008 | Fiona |
Q: My french horn says Caravelle by Don E. Getzen on the front. I wanted to know about the history of ...
A: Alainah, I don't really know much about horn brands and makers as far as history goes. I did however ...
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| used horn | 5/26/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I'm having trouble identifying a horn. A friend of mine ended up with several instruments, ...
A: Marci, I have been looking for information about Buescher Horns for the past 2 hours! And like ...
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| lyre | 5/23/2008 | Fiona |
Q: where do you put the lyre for marching band?
A: Kathy, I'm surprised that you haven't been TOLD where to put your lyre yet! If you are marching a ...
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| College Scholarships for Horn | 5/22/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I am looking for information on college scholarship $$ (an idea) for horn players good enough to be ...
A: Jan, you are very right about the scholarship money and how it relates to the school that is ...
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| Lorenzo Sansone double horn | 4/30/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I am in need of valve caps for a Lorenzo Sansone double french horn. Anyone have a suggestion???
A: Michael, I'm really sorry to reply this way but I did a little research online and unfortunately ...
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| Right-handed French Horn | 4/11/2008 | Fiona |
Q: Do you know where I can find a rright-handed french horn? Or who made them inthe past? I am told ...
A: Jeff: Unfortunately you are correct about right-handed horns not being made anymore. You have to ...
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| Lorenzo Sansone | 3/19/2008 | Fiona |
Q: I have 2 Silver plated DBL horns #607 & #504. Can you possibly tell me any History and Value?
A: I will start by saying that I don't really know much about Sasone other than he was a good composer, ...
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