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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: 35 Notes

From: lsf5275@...
Date: 2007-06-03

In a message dated 6/3/2007 9:43:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rick@... writes:
You're right. Hell with all the theory stuff.

Just take a length of garden hose, stick a funnel in one end, blow in the other end, buzzing your lips, and you'll figure everything out by yourself. Who needs the long-winded explanation.

Besides it sound pretty well like a French horn anyway. If you roll it around your right shoulder, it also looks like a French horn.

Rick
 
You're right, it works. I am now, apparently, the first French Hose player on the street. I started with a 6 inch oil funnel and some caulk to hold it in place. Over the last several hours I've ground the funnel down to about a 1 inch diameter. I also shortened the hose from 50 feet to 12. The improvements have been many. Now I can see better when I am marching around in my front yard. Also, although I appear to have lost a bit in the lower notes, I seem to have a much greater range and far better tonality. I also don't seem to be hyperventilating as often. There was one moment earlier in which I was so caught up in my performance that suddenly everything went dark and the next thing I new I was falling into a grouping of freshly planted boxwoods. Silly! I must work on breath control.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Slarty



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