Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part III: Various Tips

Moving on, William R. Brophy in his Technical Studies for Solving Special Problems on the Horn notes that “the place at which the bell is closed” and complete closure of the bell are critical to stopped horn intonation. Generally speaking this requires inserting the hand a bit farther into the bell than for normal “open” [...] Related articles: Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part I: Introduction and Farkas With stopped horn we get to another...

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