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9/19/2011

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the following is from one of our current Ebay auctions...

Q:  Hi Jason! Cool looking horn-As always. Looks heavy. What is the weight? what would you compare the blow to? Still kinda looking for a horn with french horn blowing characteristics without a muddy sound and intonation anomalies to the moon. Any suggestions?

Be well Jason.
Scott

A:  Hi Scott, did you watch the video? I believe the weight is discussed in the first shot. It is not heavy, almost the same weight as a Bach Strad. What do you mean by french horn blowing characteristics? Send me an email and I'll give you options!

Jason

http://youtu.be/23T3MptYNMQ

Q: Hey,
   No. I'll watch it before bed.

   As far as FH blow goes, I've always liked the tight but fluid blow of a french horn.Conical horns all share aspects of this. It makes the extreme altissimo pretty easy. I realize a trumpet cannot replicate this, but I have always been looking for a smaller horn that had the elastic feel of a french horn without feeling stuffy and tight. The tighter leadpiped horns i've played just stop accepting air at some point.FH accepts air into infinity pretty much. The smaller horns i've tried throughout my career just back up and tend to be very bright in color.

   obviously, the FH does have other characteristics that would be quite negative on a trumpet.
    Seems like the trumpets that have more of theses characteristics I describe suffer greatly in slotting, pitch stability,tonal balance and intonation. Maybe the feel and sound I'm looking for simply doesn't exist.Anyway. thanks for the reply. God bless.

Scott

A: I see what you're saying and used to relate to your experience where the french horn was easier to play in all registers, especially very high. However, I discovered the trumpet mouthpiece was mostly to blame. I'm currently revising the trumpet mouthpiece design to better facilitate the upper register without a shallow cup design. There are other advantages to french horn, mainly that when playing in the trumpet range on fh, you in fact playing several partials ABOVE the fundamental in comparison with trumpet. By the laws of nature, all notes in the trumpet range will be easier to play on a longer instrument. This is primarily because there is more "room" to hit each note while they are closer together, a kind of double advantage scenario. If I built a trumpet twice the length BBb, it would have similar characteristics, however finding the correct note and not hitting a 1/4 or 1/3 tone partial would be more difficult. I hope this makes sense. Do you mind if I move our conversation to my blog? I think others would be interested in hearing your questions.

Thanks,
Jason

response: Please do. I can't be alone in this analysis. I've experimented very little with mouthpieces. I am on a Monette B2L right now.It rides pretty sharp on the horns I own. Its comfortable and pretty efficient up to high g, then its quite a bit more work. Thanks for your input Jason. Good to talk with you.

Scott
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peter henfield
9/20/2011 06:33:33 am

Dear Jason
It is interesting reading the dialogue that you have with many of your clients- wish I could do the same.
I placed an order for a Summit with you on April 1 2011 and was told it would take 5 months. at the end of July I was given to believe it would ready very soon and paid in full and was then asked to pay another $200 ! Now I don't have any idea when I might get the horn. If you could give me a date when it will be dispatched I'd be most grateful. Thanks and all the best peter h

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JH
9/20/2011 09:25:18 am

Hi Peter, I did not realize you were having any issues. I am working on a new "Order Update" system here on this part of my website, which should be up and running next week. It is a real challenge building so many completely custom trumpets while maintaining each customer's updates and answering questions. Part of this stems from the fact that I do not do this alone, but Jen and Paul help. So someone may have replied to you and then not communicated a concern with me. I'm going to check on your order right now, I know I've been building parts for your horn this month...

I see you have a Summit 4/11, SWE-A and traded a Lawler, correct? Your horn is 4th on my bench. This is a good time to explain to everyone what this means, since often times customers expect the first horn on my bench to be my only focus. I take the top 3-5 orders and group them into like pairs or trios, if possible...such as two Summits and 3 Bravuras. Then I build the parts for the two Summits AND THEN the parts for three Bravuras. This may take a few days to a week depending on how difficult the builds. Then I assemble them in order, which may only take a few hours per horn. Each final assembly moves to James' bench where he brushes and cleans everything down to bare metal. Then the horns are assembled, valves and slides lapped, adjustments made and testing. THEN we ship your horn. If this sounds like a long, detailed and slightly complicated process, IT IS.

I know I'm behind on your early September build estimate, but your horn should be shipped sometime next week. I apologize that our old order update system was removed, but I believe the new system coming will be better and more reliable.

Call me if you have any other questions ;)

Jason

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peter henfield
9/21/2011 03:29:29 am

Dear Jason
Thanks very much for your reply.
I know that you are all very busy and very much appreciate that you posted my comment and took the time to respond.
Thanks again and all the best
peter h

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