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A friend of mine gave me a page from the October 1933 issue of The Etude magazine. This picture was on that page:

This is much like the Tia Brothers' Breath-a-rator! except that

1) their's is powered by an electric motor (battery operation extra) which pumped as well as humidified the air. Their footpedal regulated the air flow rate and

2) it required surgical implant of the air hose fittings into the (preferred) right lung. They determined a lung implant was best because it did not impede the function of the embouchure.

I thnk the FDA shut them down until they finally got doctors (in South America) who would perform the operation. A friend of mine used it successfully on trombone until he died from complications.

Personally, I think their Sound Trebuchet is more practical.

I did a little research and found two related artilces in Time magazine.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 68,00.html

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 49,00.html

Like anyone using German equipment, we can only also assume that Houston is playing a BBb,

Check out the guy's shoes. Are those laced or button hook? He did a nice job shining his footwear. They look like a farmer's Sunday best. Orchestra wear is a bit different now.

Now THAT'S funny!

I would love to try that. If it worked at all, it would be a hoot (or toot, if you prefer). Looks like something Rube Goldberg would invent.
Think of the power and sustain you could get if you used a gasoline engine running that compressor.

Drink a large quantity of cola followed by a handful of Mentos.

(There are a ton of videos on youtube if you don't know cola + Mentos does.)

Yes, but it has to be real Diet Coke brand to get the best effects: http://www.eepybird.com/dcm1.html#featured-video

Mark wrote:http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 68,00.html

I didn't know that the "legend that all woodwind players eventually go mad" was that well known outside the orchestral world.

finnbogi wrote:I didn't know that the "legend that all woodwind players eventually go mad" was that well known outside the orchestral world.

There ARE woodwind players outside the orchestral world, so they must be exhibitting symptoms, too

Mark Heter wrote:Finally, a solution to Siegfried's Rhine Jounrey!

I'm not at work so I can't check the score, but Richard Strauss actually asks for a contraption like this (or maybe this very one?) to be used at the beginning of "Also sprach Zarathustra" or another ot his tone poems that starts with impossibly long sustained chords in the brass & woodwind.

Couldn't the air supply be connected to the player's nose?

-Eric

Depends on how many quarters you have!

corbasse wrote:

Mark Heter wrote:Finally, a solution to Siegfried's Rhine Jounrey!

I'm not at work so I can't check the score, but Richard Strauss actually asks for a contraption like this ......

It's the Alpine Symphony and it's actually this very machine he asks for for all the wind players....

the opening of Das Rheingold with the 91 measures of pedal E flat.

Roger