Gold brass has a higher copper content than yellow brass. This increase in copper content allows for more variability in the color of the sound as you change the dynamic level you are playing. A horn...
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Gold brass has a higher copper content than yellow brass. This increase in copper content allows for more variability in the color of the sound as you change the dynamic level you are playing. A horn...
The rim is very comfortable. If you have ever played on any of the Perantucci tuba mouthpieces, the rim feels very simiar. In comparsion to the Wick 4AL, the rim feels a little rounder but the...
Justin,
My Sterling came with a PT-5C with the new mouthpiece shape. It is a very nice mouthpiece. I did not care for it because the 5C has a rim and throat size similar to a Denis Wick 4AL, which...
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I knew it! It just sounds more natural. http://www.dwerden.com/talk/forum/i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif It is the Cimarron Music Edition.
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I am playing this awesome theme and variations piece for my first studio recital and I have a question. In the 3rd variation there are two D's in the 7th measure. The first D has an sharp accidental...
I assume that the sterlings i played where made before that change. They were great horns with solid construction and the tuning was great except for the 6th partial. If I were to play it extensively...
I liked the sound, but the 6th partial was super sharp, and it didn't respond very well. I also only played them for 5 minutes and that isn't enough time to fully assess the horns. It also plays very...
If I didn't like both of the pre-Virtuoso Sterlings I played, would I like the Sterling Virtuoso?
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I analyze everything. I am very interested in the acoustics of wind instruments and I wanted to know about how this works. Thanks for the advice, though. By the way, congrats on the ITEC All-Star...
I know the certain horns play better with certain mouthpieces. For example, the I feel that the Yamaha's respond better to the SM4 that the 4AL. I also think the Besson New Standard I used to play...
Thats a good question. I have a BB1 for the euro shank, and I also own a 51D for the large shank. I like the BB1 more, but isn't the HB better adapted for the large shank? What would you do in this...
I can play outside! I can take with me when I go to my family's cabin near Eagle Nest, New Mexico. I don't know how keen my family or the neighbors will be on it though. I guess I will have to go up...
My professor wants me to be playing the school's Hirsbrunner. I will be getting used to the horn over the summer, but the Hirsbrunner feels a lot bigger than the Willson 2900 I was playing before....
I see what you mean, John. For me, it wasn't the catcher, it was the pad inside. The pad made the valves sticky and noisy, and the sound rather stuffy. What I did was replace the pad with an old...
I think that Texas Tech has at least 10 New Standards and Sovereigns, and Imperials with none of them checked out, which is a shame. How consistent was the quality of vintage British euphoniums? I...
I will be heading off to college next semester, and the only horns my school has are older bessons. I have played a New Standard before and as much as I enjoy the warm, singing sound they create, I...
Hi Y'all,
I noticed that some of you bought your horns through Tuba Exchange. I checked their prices for both the Besson 967 Sovereign and the 2052 Prestige. Both match with WWBW's. What are the...
In the band arrangement, is there a separate part for the solo euphonist, or is the solo just written in the euphonium part?
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is it avant garde?
Can you recommend any recordings of the piece?
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I want to play a duet with a Alto Saxophone, and I was wondering if anyone had ever tried this one.
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Pat's recording is good, but I prefer Kelly Thomas's. The piece is in Kelly's album, Appetizers. Check it out!
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My teacher told me that the M5050 plays a lot like the big Hirsbrunner, but a lot easier and a lot better. Is this the case? I loved the Hirsbrunner, but it was a bit hard in the high register
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I don't understand why the 51D and 4AL are considered in the same mouthpiece "level". I regularly play a 51D and when I tried the 4AL, it felt a lot bigger. IMHO, it was almost in a different...
trop2000,
I saw a sample of your new book on your site. It looks pretty intense! My teacher, Dr. Wass, recommends this book. Are there any particular exercises in the book that you especially...