I’ve had some questions about bell cutting and it’s pros/ cons and acoustical effect. Here are some thoughts based on my observations. This applies to Geyer designs although the general ideas should be similar with Kruspes.
1) Do NOT cut a bell on a horn that you absolutely love! Some reasons are:
Cutting a bell requires the [...]
I’ve had a pretty wild week, I’ve finished work on a heat treating technique for my bells which is having a nice improvement in response and color. I’ve also finished up another horn and am hard at work on a single Bb and a new double to show at a few regional workshops in March.
I [...]
Here is an interesting question that was posted that I thought everyone might enjoy reading.
Hi Jacob,
Just stumbled on your website and enjoy reading your philosophies and about your horns. I’m curious about the Yamaha horn… What prompted you to open the venturi? I always thought Yamaha horns had already just about the largest venturis around. [...]
Horn building philosophy #1: Absolutely anything is possible.
Today I did some work for a friend on her aging Yamaha 861; a discontinued custom model that is increasingly difficult to find. She decided that she would like to open up the high register by trying a new leadpipe and, rummaging through my box of pipes, found [...]