Author: John Ericson

Among the final projects completed were these two crooks and a coupler. The larger crook is an Eb crook, the smaller one is a F … Read More ›

Things moved pretty quickly at the end of this build. After putting on a new mouthpipe, cleaning everything, and getting all the parts back together, … Read More ›

Another of my current projects not yet posted about is the Mirafone Kruspe. I’ve made a lot of progress on this one. My goal This … Read More ›

First, it’s worth looking back at the “before” post to see the transformation. My original idea was to rebuild this early valved horn, missing many … Read More ›

As mentioned in the prior post on this horn, I changed directions, what was going to be a small bore valved horn project is now … Read More ›

The first project done in my push before the summer closes down my shop is what I’m calling the “French” natural horn. The only marking … Read More ›

As mentioned in a prior post, I have four main projects underway to work on until the hot weather closes my garage shop. Current progress … Read More ›

I’m calling this horn the “French” horn project, as the basic horn body is a French style piston horn, as seen below. An eBay find, … Read More ›

I’ve been working on several projects at the same time, but one that has made a lot of progress recently is the Glassl bell horn. … Read More ›

The previous post with the before photos of the Glassl bell horn project has been so helpful to me to refer back to, that I … Read More ›