Equipaggiamento
163 articoli
Yamaha, 40 years of brasses
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
The Pitch Finder
A 1980 attempt to make trumpet intonation mechanical shifts familiar pitch corrections from the embouchure to the fingers, with striking consequences for playing.
Di Jack Holland
Membro
Parte 5
Instrument Makers in USA
S. W. Lewis Orchestral Horns
For Steven Lewis, building a horn begins with playing it: craftsmanship, acoustic compromise and observation shape instruments made for musicians rather than theory.
Di Stephan Suter
Stomvi, birth of a new brand name in brass instruments
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Brief history of Austrian hunting horn music in Austria
Special Austria
Di Josef Pöschl
Membro
The tuba in France
How did the tuba emerge as an orchestral force? Fernand Lelong and Robert Coutet trace its path—from serpent to Sax—and its rapid rise.
Di Fernand Lelong, Robert Coutet
Gratuito
Parte 3
The Trumpet in the USA
Gadgets I
From Schilke soundposts to piccolo trumpet extensions, American performers turned technical frustrations into specialized tools for modern playing.
Di Thomas Stevens
Membro
The contrabass sackbut
a modern copy
A reconstructed 17th-century contrabass sackbut revives forgotten low brass practice, from Venetian polychoral music to modern performance challenges.
Di Richard Lister
The lead trumpet player
A survey of training, practice and equipment
Article on lead trumpet playing, covering training, practice methods and equipment for achieving accuracy, endurance and style.
Di John Harding
Kalison - 3rd Generation
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Thoughts on the Bass Trombone
Long before modern standards took hold, bass trombones existed in many forms, raising questions that still shape orchestral writing and performance today.
Di Jean Gotthold
Making mute handling easier
Di Benny Sluchin
Membro
On the Cornett and Serpent
From Pierre Trichet’s Traité des Instruments de Musique (c. 1640)
Written around 1640, Pierre Trichet’s Traité des Instruments de Musique preserves a firsthand account of the cornett and serpent in musical life and construction.
Di Pierre Trichet
Gratuito
On Trumpets
Trumpets served war, ceremony and even medicine before Trichet turned to the mute, a simple device whose purpose extended far beyond changing the sound.
Di Pierre Trichet
Membro
Parte 1
300 Years of the Horn
1680-1980, an attempted survey
From Versailles to Bohemia, hunting horns enter orchestral life through makers, players, early works and the Austro-Bohemian tradition.
Di Peter Damm
The Future of the Past
Interview with Richard Seraphinoff, player, teacher and horn maker
Di Jeffrey Agrell
Gratuito
My new developed descant double horn
Why does the ideal horn not exist? Theo Westhof designs a new descant double horn to solve tuning and tone issues—without compromise.
Di Theo Westhof
Membro
Parte 2
The contrabass trombone
Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)
Inside the workshop of innovation: Heinrich Thein reveals how rethinking every detail—from valves to bell—transforms the contrabass trombone into a modern orchestral instrument
Di Heinrich Thein
Piston Instrument Care
Di David Holloway
Membro
Some thoughts on the euphonium and euphonium technique
The euphonium revealed: Barrie Perrins explores its history, technique, and expressive power—making a compelling case for its place as one of brass’s most versatile solo voices.
Di Barrie Perrins
Engelbert Schmid
The magic touch
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gebrüder Alexander
Bicentennial of the wind instrument makers
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Tuba and Euphonium today
A new era for low brass: Willy Kurath explores how modern tuba and euphonium design—driven by innovation and collaboration—redefines sound, technique, and solo potential.
Di Willi Kurath
B.E.R.P ?
Interview with Mario Guarneri
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez