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Old 05-10-2008, 05:18 AM   #12 (permalink)
GordonH
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Re: Corno da caccia VS Flugelhorn

Can I throw another option into the mix?

I sometimes do high horn parts on Eb tenor horn.
I am thinking here about the Brandenburg no 1.
I have one that points forwards like a flugel so it doesnt have the problem of the sound going up the way and sounding unbalanced.

It does sound more like a french horn than a flugel would.
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