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Posted on May 2, 2026May 2, 2026

“French” natural horn body finished

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 ›

Horn building

Progress on the “French” natural horn

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 ›

Posted on April 25, 2026May 2, 2026
Horn building

“Before” photos of a French project

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 ›

Posted on April 12, 2026April 25, 2026
Horn building

Glassl Bell Crossroads

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 ›

Posted on April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Horn building

More “Before” Horns, and an Update

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 ›

Posted on March 22, 2026April 12, 2026
Horn building

Starting another horn project

I usually write up posts when projects are closer to done. But over Spring Break I did start in on a new project, and for … Read More ›

Posted on March 15, 2026April 11, 2026
Horn building

Pan American/Schmidt Project Underway

Conn made as their original 6D model a modified Schmidt model horn with a piston change valve. In 1935 the 6D was updated into the … Read More ›

Posted on November 11, 2025November 11, 2025
Horn performance

Mouthpiece Update for August 2025

I’ll soon be posting an article on Horn Matters related to this post, but wanted to update here as well with more specific information of … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2025August 24, 2025
News

Remembering Horn Articles Online, and digging into some editing

I reported this over in Horn Matters as well (here), but, in short, my original Horn Articles Online website is now dead. Well, not completely … Read More ›

Posted on May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
Horn building

Rebuilding a Vienna Horn Crook

For a while now I’ve had a Vienna horn borrowed locally. I have wanted to enjoy playing it, but the fact was it was kind … Read More ›

Posted on December 17, 2023December 19, 2023

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