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Alpine Horn??
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:42 pm
by Dan Schultz
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:45 pm
by Kevin Hendrick
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:11 pm
by windshieldbug
It's the valved version of what was know in Germany as a posthorn.
The bore works out to be about that of a cornet.
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:18 pm
by Dan Schultz
windshieldbug wrote:It's the valved version of what was know in Germany as a posthorn.
The bore works out to be about that of a cornet.
Actually.... isn't it very similar to one of these? ('cept maybe backwards?)
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:40 pm
by bort
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:32 pm
by Dan Schultz
You've GOT to be kidding! There's no comparison between the original post and the Meinl Weston horn.
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:24 pm
by bort
Certainly NOT trying to draw comparisons, just trying to give more information about "what is it?"
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:26 pm
by ppalan
Amati makes on that is nearly identical.
http://uniqhorns.com/images/Amati_Hunti ... 14K_16.png
I've actually seen some German or Austrian town bands that have several in the ensemble; perhaps only for "novelty" tunes. I'm not certain.
Pete
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:25 pm
by Dan Schultz
bort wrote:Certainly NOT trying to draw comparisons, just trying to give more information about "what is it?"
Oh, I know. However... in my original post I was just being a smart-*** by basically pointing out that the one on Ebay is just a cheap toy designed to extract dollars from dumb Americans.
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:45 am
by imperialbari
windshieldbug wrote:It's the valved version of what was know in Germany as a posthorn.
The bore works out to be about that of a cornet.
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Rather it is called a valved Fürst Pless Horn, the Bb hunting horn.
Klaus
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:07 am
by sousaphone68
While looking to hear a valved post horn on YouTube found this Post Horn Gallop looks like one of the tuba players is on the post horn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTQvZXBA ... ata_player" target="_blank
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:49 pm
by jeopardymaster
Good to have if you're planning to program Mahler's Third Symphony.
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:05 am
by Dan Schultz
The British version of "Deliverance"?
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:21 pm
by Dan Schultz
BTW.... I bought a REAL Alpine horn yesterday. We will now have a trio at Germannia Mannerchor!
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:32 am
by Dan Schultz
bloke wrote:席勒阿爾卑斯山號？
re: alpenhorns,
A horn player told me those are built in both F and F#.
Sort of like "low pitch" and "high pitch" versions...
Which did you get?
I think Klaus said the preferred key for an Alphorn is Gb. The one I bought is 11' 3" long. The best I can figure... that should be good for Gb (or F#). We already have two of them at the 'German club' and they have convertible top sections. One's section is about 6" longer than the one we normally use.
Re: Alpine Horn??
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:38 pm
by Dan Schultz
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