[Dixielandjazz] Brass Instrument Website

[Dan Augustine]

Folks--
     Here's an interesting and useful website dedicated to the history 
and nature of brass instruments:
"Horn-u-copia: public forum discussing antique, obscure and 
out-of-production Brass Instruments".

"Whether you are an historian, an accomplished musician, a gifted 
amateur, a part-time dabbler or former player in a school band; 
whether you are a serious collector, a player of an old instrument or 
an inheritor of a family heirloom; it is hoped that this site will be 
of use to you, for the purpose of finding out the date of manufacture 
and other details about your instrument."

     I haven't delved very far into it as yet, but it appears to have 
catalogs of many brass-instrument manufacturers, plus serial-numbers, 
dates of production, discussions of acoustical and structural designs 
of instruments, etc.  I commend it to your attention.

     Dan
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>To: TubaEuph at yahoogroups.com
>From: "kkevink67" <kkalmbach at eatoncounty.org>
>Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:33:07 -0000
>Subject: [TubaEuph] Re: Three-Valve Front-Action Eb Conn Tuba Serial 
>Number Question???
>
>You may wish to check out the Conn area at
>
>http://www.horn-u-copia.net
>
>There is a great deal of information on all sorts of vintage horns and
>their makers.

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