Thank you very much, Michelle. I know someone with an Alexander, so I’m hoping to borrow it for a day at some point. I’ve really been interested to try one.
Thanks! The 16E4 is a great mouthpiece. I play a Bach 1-1/2A which has identical rim and cup dimensions. My horn, the Conn 8D, is also very similar to your 668, and I happen to own a Schilke 32 as well!
I've seen various ones but usually yes. I've seen descant horns in F (same amount of tubing as a mellophone, half that of a single F horn) and miniature Bb horns (same amount of tubing as a Bb trumpet, half that of the Bb side of a standard double horn).
I think it would make a great film studio horn. The 8D chassis and the narrower yellow brass bell throat would combine to create a very unique sound with a lot of warmth but also a lot of directness and power.
@@SamuelPlaysBrass Then try micing it differently. Use 2 mics, in a room that is more alive, a bit more resonance - similar to a concert hall spaciousness. Have 1 mic about 3-4' behind the bell and the other in front of you and mix them together, looking for the best sound. A horn always sounds better from a distance - with reflections from the back of the orchestra or walls back there. They are designed naturally to have the glorious sound in this setting. Otherwise it sounds like mud. I am fussy on tone, having played an Eastman which was glorious and beautiful, rich tone but out of tune in itself and my current horn, a modified Yamaha 567 with new lead pipe from Contestanu in Edmonton and stripped of all clear coat. Totally different horn after the mods - compares to the finest European and Hollywood sounds. So, Ya, i am fussy on tone quality. That is the acid test. Of course the mouthpiece and player make all the difference in the world as well.
Thanks for tuning in to French Horn Week, where today I am rhapsodizing about the horn I got for $150 in run-over condition! Enjoy!
If you happen to live in America, did you ever do marching band?
@@RaichuEnjoy never marched in my life, actually.
@@SamuelPlaysBrass I’m gonna be marching mellophone next year, but currently I just do pep band at my school
@@SamuelPlaysBrass also, what is the first instrument you ever played
@@RaichuEnjoy Trumpet. I also play mellophone in my school’s basketball band. Lots of fun!
Yay French horns!
Wonderful Samuel!😁👍
Thank you!
You're so welcome!😁
Your horn playing has progressed so much in the last year. I hope you have the chance to review an Alexander and how it compares to the 8D.
Thank you very much, Michelle. I know someone with an Alexander, so I’m hoping to borrow it for a day at some point. I’ve really been interested to try one.
nice video! I play trumpet(king 601, with yamaha 16e4 Mpc) and French Horn(Yamaha 668, with Schilke 32 Mpc)
Thanks! The 16E4 is a great mouthpiece. I play a Bach 1-1/2A which has identical rim and cup dimensions. My horn, the Conn 8D, is also very similar to your 668, and I happen to own a Schilke 32 as well!
Is a mini French Horn pitched higher than a standard French Horn?
I've seen various ones but usually yes. I've seen descant horns in F (same amount of tubing as a mellophone, half that of a single F horn) and miniature Bb horns (same amount of tubing as a Bb trumpet, half that of the Bb side of a standard double horn).
@@SamuelPlaysBrass Thanks Samuel! Yours is one of my favorite CZcams channels.
@@kn-qz7by No problem! Thank you for the kind words!
Help Sam tomorrows my first day and I have a jazz performance on trombone (not my main instrument) and 2 pep rallies
Good luck and don’t forget to breathe!
Someone is using the new 6D (3rd Gen) in Los Angeles film studios.
I think it would make a great film studio horn. The 8D chassis and the narrower yellow brass bell throat would combine to create a very unique sound with a lot of warmth but also a lot of directness and power.
It’s pronounced Kruspe as in crews-pe not Kruspe as in cruss-pe. Please!
Noted. I’d only ever heard it pronounced as the latter.
Either its the mic and recording or the horn. it sounds lifeless, no soul, like mud. ill pass.
I doubt it’s the horn. I did not get that impression.
@@SamuelPlaysBrass Then try micing it differently. Use 2 mics, in a room that is more alive, a bit more resonance - similar to a concert hall spaciousness. Have 1 mic about 3-4' behind the bell and the other in front of you and mix them together, looking for the best sound. A horn always sounds better from a distance - with reflections from the back of the orchestra or walls back there. They are designed naturally to have the glorious sound in this setting. Otherwise it sounds like mud. I am fussy on tone, having played an Eastman which was glorious and beautiful, rich tone but out of tune in itself and my current horn, a modified Yamaha 567 with new lead pipe from Contestanu in Edmonton and stripped of all clear coat. Totally different horn after the mods - compares to the finest European and Hollywood sounds. So, Ya, i am fussy on tone quality. That is the acid test. Of course the mouthpiece and player make all the difference in the world as well.