Alpine Horn??

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:42 pm

There's no end to this stuff is there?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unusual-Rotary- ... 484b8aeb69

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:45 pm

TubaTinker wrote:There's no end to this stuff is there?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unusual-Rotary- ... 484b8aeb69

(it's cute, but it's no alphorn! probably easier to carry, though ...

)

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:11 pm

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.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:18 pm

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?)

bort · Post by **bort** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:40 pm

http://www.meinlweston.com/melton-meinl ... 4-316.html" target="_blank

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:32 pm

bort wrote:http://www.meinlweston.com/melton-meinl ... 4-316.html" target="_blank

You've GOT to be kidding! There's no comparison between the original post and the Meinl Weston horn.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:24 pm

Certainly NOT trying to draw comparisons, just trying to give more information about "what is it?"

ppalan · Post by **ppalan** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:26 pm

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

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:25 pm

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.

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:45 am

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.

,

Rather it is called a valved Fürst Pless Horn, the Bb hunting horn.

Klaus

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:07 am

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

jeopardymaster · Post by **jeopardymaster** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:49 pm

Good to have if you're planning to program Mahler's Third Symphony.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:05 am

sousaphone68 wrote: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" target="_blank

The British version of "Deliverance"?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:21 pm

BTW.... I bought a REAL Alpine horn yesterday. We will now have a trio at Germannia Mannerchor!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:32 am

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.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:38 pm

bloke wrote:yep...

' gotta be sure and get the G♭ one and not the F♯ one...

The G♭ one sounds very "dark", whereas the F♯ one sounds very "bright".

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