A couple of things are affecting the scheduling that I wanted to let everyone know, Some flooding earlier this month stopped work for a bit and has slowed the pace as everything is currently still drying out in the center of the shop. I am hoping that by the time I return from IHS, everything [...]
Congratulations to Andrew McAfee on the recent release on his album “A Passionate Horn”. Andrew was an early supporter of efforts to get the horn shop started and has been a great friend and advocate ever since. His new CD was recorded on a horn I made for him in 2010 and and he sounds [...]
The official horn queue has been posted, see the “queue” tab!
August seems like last week, this year has flown by! I just wanted to update everyone on the status of the shop in this really bizarre year. Most importantly, I have decided to post the list publicly and no longer give estimates of waiting time. I just have no way to anticipate things that interrupt [...]
The available slots for horns delivered in 2011 are now filled! I am currently accepting orders for 2012.
I am now happy to announce the arrival of my conversion 667, an affordable option for people not in the market for a top of the line custom horn. Many makers have worked on modifications of this horn, but none have taken it quite so far. My conversion takes a stock 667 and converts it [...]
Happy New Year! Its been a great year out here in Indiana! I wanted to start out with a recap of some highlights from a great 2010! Attracted professional interest- This was a huge benchmark for me and let me know that my philosophies for building horns and working with players was a good and [...]
*Update* 9/08/10- Fixed those two links! Two recent articles about the horn shop! A blog post from Dr. James Boldin about me and the “upcoming generation of horn makers”. Article from the IU Jacob’s School of Music newsroom about the beginnings of the shop.
I wanted to share a nice note from someone I have been working with over the last few weeks. “You have been EXTREMELY helpful and it is a pleasure doing business with you. It is very difficult in the horn world to find people that are a) helpful, and b) respond in a timely manner. [...]
I added a review of the first Bb/ C ascending horn on the “Reviews” page, have a look! Thanks Scott for writing up your thoughts!