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Equipment

176 articles

J. G. Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)

Dahlqvist, Reine

J. G. Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)

Concertino for chromatic trumpet

Study by Reine Dahlqvist arguing that Albrechtsberger’s 1771 Eb concertino was intended for Jew’s harp rather than keyed or slide trumpet.

Brass Bulletin No 1 · 1971

Trumpet· History· Repertoire· Equipment· Historical instruments· Keyed trumpet

Bourgue, Daniel

The Horn in France

Historical overview of the horn in France by Daniel Bourgue, covering instruments, makers, pedagogy and the evolution of tone and playing style.

Brass Bulletin No 1 · 1971

Horn· History· Equipment· Technique· French school· Sound

The Baroque trumpet, the high trumpet and the so-called Bach trumpet

Tarr, Edward H.

The Baroque trumpet, the high trumpet and the so-called Bach trumpet

Part 1

Edward H. Tarr examines the Baroque trumpet and clarifies the origins and meaning of the so-called “Bach trumpet.”

Brass Bulletin No 2 · 1972

Trumpet· History· Equipment· Repertoire· Historical instruments· Sound

Which Horn for which Music?

Baumann, Hermann

Which Horn for which Music?

Article discussing the choice of horn according to repertoire, comparing instruments, sound ideals and stylistic requirements.

Brass Bulletin No 3 · 1972

Horn· Equipment· Repertoire· Historical instruments· Sound

The inner acoustics of the horn

Aebi, Willi

The inner acoustics of the horn

Study of the horn’s inner acoustics, explaining how its structure and air column influence tone production and intonation.

Brass Bulletin No 3 · 1972

Horn· Equipment· Acoustics· History· Technique· Sound· Historical instruments

The Baroque trumpet, the high trumpet and the so-called Bach trumpet

Tarr, Edward H.

The Baroque trumpet, the high trumpet and the so-called Bach trumpet

Part 2 – End

Continuation of Edward H. Tarr’s study on the Baroque trumpet, examining the high trumpet and further clarifying the concept of the “Bach trumpet.”

Brass Bulletin No 3 · 1972

Trumpet· History· Equipment· Repertoire· Historical instruments· Sound

Meek, Harold

Some observation prompted by H. Baumann: Which Horn for which Music

Commentary responding to H. Baumann’s article (BB 3), offering critical observations and contributing to the ongoing debate on horn playing.

Brass Bulletin No 4 · 1973

Horn· Equipment· Repertoire· Historical instruments· Ideas

Harding, John

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.

Brass Bulletin No 4 · 1973

Trumpet· Technique· Equipment· Encounters· Teaching· Sound· Breathing

Possibilities for development of brass instruments (1967)

Globokar, Vinko

Possibilities for development of brass instruments (1967)

Experimental study by Vinko Globokar on extended techniques for brass instruments, covering microtonality, voice-instrument interaction and new sound production methods.

Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973

Technique· Equipment· Repertoire· Contemporary Music· Improvisation

My collection of historical brass instruments and drums

Bernoulli, Wilhelm

My collection of historical brass instruments and drums

Presentation of a private collection of historical brass instruments and drums, offering insights into their construction, variety and historical context.

Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973

History· Equipment· Historical instruments

The trombone in Belgium

Mertens, Albert

The trombone in Belgium

Published in memory of its author, this article reflects on the trombone tradition in Belgium and his lasting contribution.

Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973

Trombone· History· Technique· Equipment· Historical instruments· Valves

The trombone with 6 independent valves

Leloir, Edmond

The trombone with 6 independent valves

Technical analysis of the trombone with six independent valves, examining its mechanics, extended range and potential for new repertoire.

Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973

Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· History· Valves· Instrument making

Orval, Francis

Reflections on the horn

Francis Orval reflects on horn playing, discussing tone production, breathing and the influence of French and German traditions on sound and style.

Brass Bulletin No 9 · 1974

Horn· Technique· Equipment· Repertoire· Sound· Instrument making

The F/Bb horn with whole-tone ascending 3rd valve

Orval, Francis

The F/Bb horn with whole-tone ascending 3rd valve

A different horn, a different approach: Francis Orval explores how an ascending 3rd valve reshapes technique, intonation and response.

Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975

Horn· Technique· Equipment· Valves· Intonation

The tuba in Europe

Tucci, Robert

The tuba in Europe

Why does the tuba sound different across Europe? Robert Tucci explores national styles, instruments and orchestral traditions.

Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975

Tuba· Report· Equipment· Sound· German school

The tuba in France

Lelong, Fernand · Coutet, Robert

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.

Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976

Tuba· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

My new developed descant double horn

Westhof, Theo

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.

Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976

Horn· Equipment· Instrument making· Valves

Piston or rotary valve system?

Ischer, Robert

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.

Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976

Equipment· Valves

General Brass Catalogue

A special issue for the brass world: the General Catalogue brings together instruments, music, and accessories—offering a unique global overview.

Brass Bulletin No 16 · 1976

Equipment· Repertoire

The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family

Mende, Emilie

The tuba, Benjamin of the brass family

Where does the tuba come from? From serpent to ophicleide to saxhorns, this article traces a lesser-known path to the modern instrument.

Brass Bulletin No 17 · 1977

Tuba· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

Ischer, Robert

I myself have formed this instrument

“Forming” the instrument? A dangerous illusion. This article debunks the myth: the instrument cannot be shaped — it is the player who must adapt.

Brass Bulletin No 17 · 1977

Equipment· Acoustics· Sound· Instrument making

Bobo, Roger

And approach the realm of making beautiful music

A rare and powerful call from maestro Roger Bobo: at the height of the “Tuba Explosion”, he challenges players to define — at last — the ideal instrument.

Brass Bulletin No 18 · 1977

Tuba· Equipment· Acoustics· Instrument making· Valves

Ischer, Robert

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.

Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978

Equipment· Instrument making

Some thoughts on the euphonium and euphonium technique

Perrins, Barrie

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.

Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978

Euphonium· Equipment· Technique· Sound· Breathing

The contrabass trombone

Thein, Heinrich

The contrabass trombone

Part 1

Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)

From Praetorius to Wagner: Heinrich Thein traces the evolution of the contrabass trombone—revealing how history, acoustics, and design shaped this powerful orchestral voice.

Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978

Trombone· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

Tuba and Euphonium today

Kurath, Willi

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.

Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978

Tuba· Euphonium· Equipment· Instrument making· Valves

How to regulate the trumpet, applicable to all valve instruments

Périnelli, René · Mouton, J.-L.

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.

Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978

Trumpet· Equipment· Valves

The contrabass trombone

Thein, Heinrich

The contrabass trombone

Part 2 – End

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

Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978

Trombone· Equipment· Instrument making· Valves

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Heyde, Herbert

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Part 1

At the origin of modern brass: Herbert Heyde uncovers the true story of valve invention—revealing rivalries, experiments, and the breakthrough that transformed musical history.

Brass Bulletin No 24 · 1978

History· Equipment· Valves· Historical instruments

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Heyde, Herbert

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Part 2

From invention to rivalry: the early history of rotary and piston valves reveals a battle of ideas, patents, and craftsmanship that transformed brass instruments forever.

Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979

History· Equipment· Valves· Instrument making

Agrell, Jeffrey

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.

Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979

Horn· Equipment· Repertoire· Ideas· Contemporary Music

The bell-tuning trumpet

Bloch, Colin

The bell-tuning trumpet

Colin Bloch examines bell- and slide-tuned trumpets, comparing intonation patterns through controlled tests and outlining structural causes behind observed deviations.

Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979

Trumpet· Equipment· Acoustics· Intonation· Instrument making

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Heyde, Herbert

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Part 3

Herbert Heyde traces early German valve instruments from Stoelzel’s horns to basses, makers, patents, and shifting brass-band sound.

Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979

History· Equipment· Valves· Historical instruments

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Heyde, Herbert

On the early history of valves and valve instruments in Germany (1814-1833)

Part 4 – End

Poverty, patents and workshop rivalries shaped the first German valve instruments, from Blühmel and Stoelzel to the Vienna and Mainz systems.

Brass Bulletin No 27 · 1979

History· Equipment· Valves· Historical instruments

On the sensitivity of brass instruments

Poncet, Jacques

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.

Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979

Equipment· Acoustics· Instrument making· Sound

The Trumpet in the USA

Stevens, Thomas

The Trumpet in the USA

Part 2

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.

Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979

Trumpet· Report· Equipment· Instrument making· American school

The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre

Runyan, William E.

The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre

Alto trombone timbre from Vienna to Brahms, orchestral balance, period practice, and why bright brass sounds gradually disappeared.

Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979

Trombone· Repertoire· Equipment· Historical instruments· Sound

The Trumpet in the USA

Stevens, Thomas

The Trumpet in the USA

Part 3

Gadgets I

From Schilke soundposts to piccolo trumpet extensions, American performers turned technical frustrations into specialized tools for modern playing.

Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980

Trumpet· Equipment· Instrument making· Sound

The double-slide trombone

Manzora, Boris G.

The double-slide trombone

museum-piece with a future?

As virtuosity reshaped 20th-century brass playing, Boris G. Manzora argued that the forgotten double-slide trombone could redefine technique and range.

Brass Bulletin No 30 · 1980

Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· Historical instruments· Instrument making

300 Years of the Horn

Damm, Peter

300 Years of the Horn

Part 1

1680-1980, an attempted survey

From Versailles to Bohemia, hunting horns enter orchestral life through makers, players, early works and the Austro-Bohemian tradition.

Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980

Horn· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

The contrabass sackbut

Lister, Richard

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.

Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980

Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· Historical instruments· Instrument making

300 Years of the Horn

Damm, Peter

300 Years of the Horn

Part 2 – End

in the Dresden Court Orchestra

From Dresden’s court musicians to Hampel’s hand-horn technique, virtuoso players and court repertoire shaped a decisive shift in horn playing and orchestral writing.

Brass Bulletin No 32 · 1980

Horn· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Orchestral playing

Dr. h.c. Bernoulli (1904-1980)

Mende, Emilie

Dr. h.c. Bernoulli (1904-1980)

Necrology of a great collector

From a Swiss castle filled with 700 brass instruments to the Historical Museum Basel, a collector’s life reflects decades of dedication, scholarship and hospitality.

Brass Bulletin No 33 · 1981

Equipment· Encounters· Historical instruments· Keyed trumpet

The Trumpet in the USA

Stevens, Thomas

The Trumpet in the USA

Part 4

Gadgets II

Mouthpiece backbores for piccolo and C trumpet are compared through practical performer testing, linking equipment choices to sound, volume and intonation.

Brass Bulletin No 33 · 1981

Trumpet· Equipment· Mouthpiece· Sound

The Euphonium in America

Reifsnyder, Robert

The Euphonium in America

A Short History

Euphonium terminology, bore sizes, and band instrumentation shifted across Europe and America, from Sax and Conn to Gilmore, Sousa, and Fennell.

Brass Bulletin No 35 · 1981

Euphonium· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

Interview with Hans Pizka

Agrell, Jeffrey

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.

Brass Bulletin No 36 · 1981

Horn· Encounters· Teaching· Equipment· Historical instruments· Orchestral playing

The Remarkable Story Behind the Cover

Gauffriau, Jean-Michel

The Remarkable Story Behind the Cover

A war, a theft, and an unexpected recovery turned one nineteenth-century cornet into a witness to musical memory beyond its craftsmanship and sound.

Brass Bulletin No 38 · 1982

Cornet à pistons· History· Equipment· Historical instruments

Manufacturers' Opinions about Brass Instruments

Bowsher, J. M. · Watkinson, P. S.

Manufacturers' Opinions about Brass Instruments

Between workshop lore and acoustic certainty, brass makers’ claims expose a restless debate over metal, finish, resonance, and playing quality.

Brass Bulletin No 38 · 1982

Equipment· Acoustics· Instrument making· Sound

Editorial

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Editorial

Behind a musician’s instrument lies a quiet industrial battle, as European, American and Japanese makers compete to shape the future of brass playing.

Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982

Instrument Makers· Equipment· Instrument making

Early Brass Instruments and Restoration

Menzel, Ursula

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.

Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982

History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making

The Streitwieser Foundation Historic Trumpet Museum

Scott, Sue

The Streitwieser Foundation Historic Trumpet Museum

A private collection built through one musician's lifelong search became an unexpected center for brass history, where every instrument carries a story beyond its display.

Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982

Trumpet· History· Equipment· Historical instruments

Thoughts on the Bass Trombone

Gotthold, Jean

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.

Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982

Trombone· Technique· Equipment· Valves· Mouthpiece

Alto Trombone - New Modell

Thein, Heinrich · Thein, Max

Alto Trombone - New Modell

A forgotten solution to Baroque virtuosity meets modern orchestral demands, where historical ideals and practical performance no longer follow the same path.

Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982

Trombone· Instrument Makers· Equipment

The history of the big York-Hirsbrunner Tuba

Hirsbrunner, Peter

The history of the big York-Hirsbrunner Tuba

The instrument maker's point of view

A legendary orchestral tuba became the starting point for rethinking how craftsmanship, industrial methods and musical results rarely follow the same path.

Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982

Tuba· Instrument Makers· Equipment· Instrument making

The Wrong Brass?

Lewy, Rudolf

The Wrong Brass?

Between blind fidelity and reckless modernisation, instrument substitutions force performers to decide when the score’s wording serves—or betrays—the music.

Brass Bulletin No 41 · 1983

Repertoire· Equipment· Historical instruments· Orchestral playing

The untimely demise of the ophicleide

Weston, Stephen J.

The untimely demise of the ophicleide

Once central to French orchestras, the ophicleide lost its place to the tuba—a disappearance shaped as much by institutions and repertoire as by sound.

Brass Bulletin No 43 · 1983

Ophicleide· Equipment· History· Historical instruments· Instrument making

At the Sign of the Serpent

Aitken, Thomas

At the Sign of the Serpent

All sorts of old, rare and unusual musical instruments bought and sold by Tony Bingham

Behind a Hampstead shopfront, Tony Bingham’s trade in ophicleides, natural horns and cornets kept rare instruments circulating between collectors and players.

Brass Bulletin No 43 · 1983

History· Equipment· Historical instruments

The Trumpet in the USA

Stevens, Thomas

The Trumpet in the USA

Part 6 – End

Diverse makers

As trumpet makers rethink their standard instruments, Monette, Malone and Blackburn bring leadpipe design into a new dialogue between players and workshops.

Brass Bulletin No 43 · 1983

Trumpet· Instrument Makers· Equipment· Intonation

The Trumpet and the Cornet in Jazz and Popular Music

Laplace, Michel

The Trumpet and the Cornet in Jazz and Popular Music

Part 3

The pluralism of the so-called “modern” forms (1945 to the present)

Bebop, Miles Davis and the rise of the flugelhorn mark a postwar jazz landscape in which trumpet playing splintered into competing sounds and ideals.

Brass Bulletin No 44 · 1983

Trumpet· Cornet à pistons· History· Equipment· Jazz· Improvisation

On the Sackbut or Harmonic Trumpet (ca 1640)

Trichet, Pierre

On the Sackbut or Harmonic Trumpet (ca 1640)

A seventeenth-century description of the sackbut captures its moving slide, chromatic freedom and bass role at a moment when the instrument was still being defined.

Brass Bulletin No 45 · 1984

Trombone· History· Equipment· Historical instruments

On the Cornett and Serpent

Trichet, Pierre

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.

Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984

Cornett· Serpent· History· Equipment· Historical instruments

Wolf, Werner

A modern corno da caccia

Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984

Horn· Trumpet· Equipment

Holland, Jack

The Pitch Finder

Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984

Trumpet· Equipment

Hiller, Albert

The trumpet in the north German postal service of the 19th century

Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984

Trumpet· History· Equipment· Repertoire

Trichet, Pierre

On hunting horns and other

Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984

Horn· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The most beautiful instruments of the National and Military Museums

Special Hungary

Brass Bulletin No 48 · 1984

Report· History· Equipment

Kappel, Leo

The Trumpets in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest

Special Hungary

Brass Bulletin No 48 · 1984

Trumpet· History· Equipment

Blok, Ninck

Inventor's corner: correcting its own mouthpiece

Brass Bulletin No 48 · 1984

Equipment

Trichet, Pierre

On Trumpets

Brass Bulletin No 49 · 1985

Trumpet· History· Equipment

Agrell, Jeffrey

Steve Lewis, Hornmaker

Old World Craftsmanship plus New World Technology

Brass Bulletin No 49 · 1985

Horn· Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985

Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 2

Schilke Music Products

Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985

Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 3

C.G. Conn Ltd.

Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985

Equipment

Immer, Friedemann

Natural trumpets

Basic techniques

Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985

Trumpet· Technique· Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 5

Lawson Horns

Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985

Equipment

Anonyme

The Art of the Musical Instrument Maker

Part 1

Encyclopédie méthodique, Paris 1795

Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985

History· Equipment

Hiller, Albert

The Unusual Trumpet in the Nürnberg Transport Museum

Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985

Trumpet· History· Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 4

S. W. Lewis Orchestral Horns

Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Bad Säckingen, Trumpet museum

Brass Bulletin No 53 · 1986

Trumpet· Report· History· Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 6

Holton (G. Leblanc Corporation)

Brass Bulletin No 53 · 1986

Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 7

Martin (G. Leblanc Corporation)

Brass Bulletin No 53 · 1986

Equipment

Tarr, Edward H.

The Coiled Hunting Instrument by J. W. Haas

Bad Säckingen Trumpet Museum

Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986

Horn· Trumpet· History· Equipment· Repertoire

Stockhausen, Markus

The mute belt

Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986

Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument Makers in USA

Part 8

Getzen

Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986

Equipment

Hachenberg, Karl

Points and areas of corrosion in brass instruments

Brass Bulletin No 54 · 1986

Equipment

Anonyme

The Art of the Musical Instrument Maker

Part 2

Encyclopédie méthodique, Paris 1795

Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986

History· Equipment

Heyde, Herbert

Horns and Huntmen's trumpets

Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986

Horn· Trumpet· Equipment

Stork, John

Understanding the mouthpiece

Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986

Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument makers in USA

Part 9

Yamaha Music Products

Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986

Equipment

Anonyme

The Art of the Musical Instrument Maker

Part 3 – End

Encyclopédie méthodique, Paris 1795

Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986

History· Equipment

Suter, Stephan

Instrument makers in USA

Part 10 – End

Blessing

Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986

Equipment

Stork, Phyllis · Stork, John

Doctor Mouthpiece

Part 1

Resistance and the brass player

Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987

Equipment

Sluchin, Benny · Caussée, René

Mutes for brass instruments

Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987

Report· Equipment

Dullat, Günter

Reminiscences of modified rotary valves

Patented curiosities or missed opportunities

Brass Bulletin No 58 · 1987

Equipment

Kridel, Craig

One step for intonation: one giant step for the serpent

Brass Bulletin No 58 · 1987

Serpent· Technique· Equipment

Stevens, Thomas

David Monette

Profile

Brass Bulletin No 58 · 1987

Trumpet· Equipment

Hiller, Albert

The early 19th-century invention-posthorn

Brass Bulletin No 59 · 1987

Horn· History· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Aubertin, Brass instrument makers

Louis Aubertin, last representative of this family of makers

Brass Bulletin No 59 · 1987

Trumpet· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Brass instruments from Markneukirchen

Special GDR

Brass Bulletin No 60 · 1987

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Kalison, Milano

Instrument makers in Europe

Brass Bulletin No 60 · 1987

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Kurt Laberer, instrument maker in Munich

Brass Bulletin No 61 · 1988

Trumpet· Equipment

Sluchin, Benny

The Alto Trombone

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 61 · 1988

Trombone· History· Equipment

Stevens, Thomas

U.S.A. Profile

Bob Malone

Brass Bulletin No 61 · 1988

Equipment· Encounters

Sluchin, Benny

The Alto Trombone

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988

Trombone· History· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

B.E.R.P ?

Interview with Mario Guarneri

Brass Bulletin No 63 · 1988

Technique· Equipment· Teaching

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Gebrüder Alexander

Bicentennial of the wind instrument makers

Brass Bulletin No 64 · 1988

Equipment

Bourgue, Daniel

The Ferron impedance regulator

Brass Bulletin No 65 · 1989

Equipment

Slokar, Branimir

In search of a new trombone

Brass Bulletin No 66 · 1989

Trombone· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Tom Crown

Mute stories

Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989

Equipment

Ischer, Robert

Early music: A new approach with Bruce Dickey

Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989

Trumpet· Cornett· Technique· Equipment

Kenyon De Pascual, Beryl

Brass instruments in the Museo de la Musica in Barcelona

Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990

History· Equipment

Sciortino, Patrice

Tubes - Tritones - Theses

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 71 · 1990

Equipment· Ideas

Sciortino, Patrice

Tubes - Tritones - Theses

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990

Equipment· Ideas

Bohuslav, Cizek

Josef Kail (1795-1871)

Part 1

Forgotten brass instrument innovator

Brass Bulletin No 73 · 1991

Equipment

Bohuslav, Cizek

Josef Kail (1795-1871)

Part 2 – End

Forgotten brass instrument innovator

Brass Bulletin No 74 · 1991

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Importing brass instruments into Europe

Brass Bulletin No 74 · 1991

Report· Equipment

Heyde, Herbert

Restoration of a beautiful bugle

Brass Bulletin No 74 · 1991

History· Equipment

Zechmeister, Gerhard

The development of the Vienna concert Tuba

Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991

Tuba· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Yamaha-Frankfurt, a strategic Workshop

Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Max & Heinrich Thein

brass instrument makers from Bremen

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991

Equipment

Roditi, Claudio

Black - Hill

Brass mouthpiece makers

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Engelbert Schmid

The magic touch

Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991

Horn· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Dieter Otto

A passionate craftman

Brass Bulletin No 79 · 1992

Horn· Equipment

Pertl, Brian

Dung Chen

A brief look at the long trumpet of Tibet

Brass Bulletin No 79 · 1992

Report· Equipment

Suppan, Armin

The Vienna horn and the Vienna sound

Special Austria

Brass Bulletin No 80 · 1992

Horn· History· Technique· Equipment

Hochradner, Thomas

Wooden instruments in the band of Mühlbach

Special Austria

Brass Bulletin No 80 · 1992

Report· Equipment

Pöschl, Josef

Brief history of Austrian hunting horn music in Austria

Special Austria

Brass Bulletin No 80 · 1992

Horn· Report· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Norbert Böpple

Master craftsman

Brass Bulletin No 83 · 1993

Trumpet· Equipment

Benterfa, Maurice

Mouthpieces made from precious woods

Brass Bulletin No 83 · 1993

Trumpet· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Boosey & Hawkes

A spectacular revival

Brass Bulletin No 85 · 1994

Report· Repertoire· Equipment

Sluchin, Benny

Making mute handling easier

Brass Bulletin No 86 · 1994

Trombone· Technique· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Henri Selmer Paris

Brass Bulletin No 86 · 1994

History· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Stomvi mouthpieces made to order

Inteview with Vicente Roncero

Brass Bulletin No 87 · 1994

Trumpet· Equipment

Bartels, Uwe

The Hunting Horn "à la Dampierre"

Reconstruction of the most original baroque hunting horn

Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995

Horn· History· Equipment

Damrow, Fritz

Amrein trumpets

A test

Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995

Trumpet· Equipment

Tilz, Bruno

The Bruno Tilz - Super 2000 mouthpiece system

Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995

Trumpet· Equipment

Elgas, David H.

Are all valve oils the same?

Brass Bulletin No 90 · 1995

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Branimir Slokar, development of a new trombone

Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995

Trombone· Encounters· Equipment

Holloway, David

Piston Instrument Care

Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995

Equipment

van Dijk, Ben

New Thein Bass Trombone Innovations

Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995

Trombone· Equipment

Walser, Urban

A visit to instrument manufacturer Franz Straub

Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995

Trumpet· Equipment

Körner, Friedrich

A 349 year old horn made by Michael Nagel in Graz

Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996

Horn· History· Equipment

Bobo, Roger

Reflections on the tuba, teaching and music

Brass Bulletin No 94 · 1996

Tuba· Equipment· Teaching· Repertoire

Sluchin, Benny

“Whisper mutes” in the test lab

Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996

Equipment

Primus, Christian

Eduard Kruspe

Tradition and progress: On route to the 21st century

Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996

Equipment

Rosenkranz, Dagmar

Friedbert Syhre

35 years as an instrument maker in Leipzig

Brass Bulletin No 96 · 1996

Horn· Trumpet· Equipment

Winter, Fred

The rise and fall of the Altrichter instrument maker

Brass Bulletin No 96 · 1996

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Antoine Courtois, Paris

The history of instrument makers is a human adventure, all the more interesting for us today to learn about since the intimate details of this part of the history of music has been left mostly in the shadows

Brass Bulletin No 97 · 1997

Equipment

Monke, Liselotte

Short history of instrument maker Josef Monke (1882 to 1965)

Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997

Equipment

Kurath, Willi

ROTAX®

The rotary valve with the ideal tube geometry

Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997

Equipment

Zechmeister, Gerhard

From the bombardon to the Vienna concert tuba

The Vienna tuba has been part of the "Vienna sound" and the Vienna Opera (Vienna Philharmonic) for 160 years

Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997

Tuba· History· Equipment

Webb, John

British Brass Makers

Brass Bulletin No 101 · 1998

Equipment

Zechmeister, Gerhard

The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 102 · 1998

Trombone· History· Equipment

Wedgewood, Denis

Ovoid? About valves...

Brass Bulletin No 102 · 1998

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The C. G. Conn Company

Part 1

Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998

History· Equipment· Report

Zechmeister, Gerhard

The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998

Trombone· History· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The history of King & Benge instruments

Part 2 – End

Brass Bulletin No 104 · 1998

Report· History· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Egger, maker of brass instruments

Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999

Equipment

Sluchin, Benny

Trombone Attachements - Trends and development

Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999

Trombone· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Werkstatt & Musikhaus Schagerl

At the service of brasses

Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999

Equipment

Mathez, Jeremy

Paxman Bros Ltd, the force of destiny

Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999

Horn· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Yamaha, 40 years of brasses

Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999

Equipment· Report

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The ingenious Free-Flow rotary valve of René Hagmann

Brass Bulletin No 109 · 2000

Trombone· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Thomas Inderbinen - master of the hammer

Brass Bulletin No 110 · 2000

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Kalison - 3rd Generation

Brass Bulletin No 115 · 2001

Equipment

Sluchin, Benny

“Duplex” instruments - yesterday and today

Brass Bulletin No 115 · 2001

Equipment

Oringer, Hal

For the love of Besson trumpets

Brass Bulletin No 118 · 2002

Trumpet· Equipment

Wedgewood, Denis

From a Designer’s Diary

Brass Bulletin No 118 · 2002

Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Stomvi, birth of a new brand name in brass instruments

Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002

Equipment

Kröger, Franz-Josef

Kröger Trumpets - From the hands of a master

Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002

Trumpet· Equipment

Agrell, Jeffrey

The Future of the Past

Interview with Richard Seraphinoff, player, teacher and horn maker

Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002

Horn· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

The Langhammer/Meinl saga

From Christian Langhammer to Gerhard A. Meinl and Ja Musik GmbH

Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003

Equipment

Viola, Stefano

Stellio Calvetti - Clever Inventor

Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003

Trombone· Equipment

Smith, Daryl

25 tubas... 1 cimbasso - 20 years developing tubas while playing them

Brass Bulletin No 122 · 2003

Tuba· Equipment

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

René Spada - “So why couldn’t it be done better?”

Brass Bulletin No 123 · 2003

Equipment

Mathez, Jeremy

Andreas Jungwirth - Maker of Horns the traditional way

Brass Bulletin No 123 · 2003

Horn· Equipment

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