Posts Tagged ‘horn ascending valve’

Sneak Peek

Okay, I’ve been talking about this Bb ascending horn for a while and now I should probably prove that it does indeed exist. Here it is in its current condition, This has had to be a side project because I am readying a new double horn to sell at the IHS workshop. It still needs [...]

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Why play horns with ascending valves?

Easy answer, they are way cool and work extremely well! I’ve heard ascending Bb horns called the “poor man’s descant” but the fact of the matter is, if you look at what each horn does well, single Bb horns with ascending valves are lighter than descants and can play things like Beethoven and Mozart with [...]

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