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The tuba in Europe
Why does the tuba sound different across Europe? Robert Tucci explores national styles, instruments and orchestral traditions.
Por Robert Tucci
Dieter Otto
A passionate craftman
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Branimir Slokar, development of a new trombone
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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How to regulate the trumpet, applicable to all valve instruments
A hidden key to performance: Perinelli and Mouton reveal how precise valve regulation transforms response, intonation, and sound—down to a tenth of a millimetre.
Por René Périnelli, J.-L. Mouton
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Interview with Hans Pizka
From Vienna horn traditions and natural-horn training to orchestral style and pedagogy, Hans Pizka reflects on the foundations of horn playing and musical identity.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
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Early Brass Instruments and Restoration
Restoring historic brass instruments means deciding what to preserve, what to undo and how modern methods can serve objects shaped by another musical age.
Por Ursula Menzel
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Bad Säckingen, Trumpet museum
A romantic legend, a remarkable private collection and Edward H. Tarr’s scholarship converged in Bad Säckingen to give the trumpet a museum of its own.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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The Trumpet in the USA
The Piston C Trumpet in American Orchestras
American orchestral trumpeters reveal how Bach C trumpets, hall acoustics and extensive modifications shaped playing traditions in major ensembles.
Por Thomas Stevens
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On the sensitivity of brass instruments
Cold-hammered hunting horns retain a tactile memory of sound and playing, leading Jacques Poncet to question how brass instruments evolve in use.
Por Jacques Poncet
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On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)
Herbert Heyde traces early German valve instruments from Stoelzel’s horns to basses, makers, patents, and shifting brass-band sound.
Por Herbert Heyde
Friedbert Syhre
35 years as an instrument maker in Leipzig
Por Dagmar Rosenkranz
Reminiscences of modified rotary valves
Patented curiosities or missed opportunities
Por Günter Dullat
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Instrument Makers in USA
Schilke Music Products, Inc. Chicago
In a Chicago workshop, traditional handwork meets new bell-making methods, while Renold Schilke’s uncompromising standards shape an unusual company culture.
Por Stephan Suter
Dreams and wishes
Things I would like to see happen concerning the horn and horn playing
A set of proposals for the future of the horn: Jeffrey Agrell addresses editions, pedagogy, instruments, and repertoire—from Mozart to contemporary practice.
Por Jeffrey Agrell
The Vienna horn and the Vienna sound
Special Austria
Por Armin Suppan
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The C. G. Conn Company
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Instrument Makers in USA
Lawson Horns
Walter Lawson built horns by testing alloys, valves and leadpipes with unusual precision, while keeping craftsmanship, musicians and acoustics closely connected.
Por Stephan Suter
Aubertin, Brass instrument makers
Louis Aubertin, last representative of this family of makers
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Egger, maker of brass instruments
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Restoration of a beautiful bugle
Por Herbert Heyde
Ovoid? About valves...
Por Denis Wedgewood
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Piston or rotary valve system?
Pistons or rotary valves: which system is superior? Simplicity and silence vs mechanical complexity—an ongoing debate among brass players.
Por Robert Ischer
The rise and fall of the Altrichter instrument maker
Por Fred Winter
Service to customers
Buying is easy—servicing is not. Robert Ischer exposes the hidden crisis of spare parts and aftercare, urging musicians to demand real accountability from makers.
Por Robert Ischer