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Heh! I played horn, though not professionally. My degree was vocal performance. Both parents were trombone players. I propose that this is evidence of evolution. Phillip Punto wrote: > phillip holmes wrote: >> >> > > > A big amen to that. Though I mentioned that my opinions are primarily > from the perspective of the performer, I didn't mention that I was a > horn-player. I can't tell you how many broadcasts, recordings and > mega-miked performances that I have played where I have had to move > the ***damned mike away (far away) from my bell. The fact that the > horn is played with its business end facing away from the audience and > the player cups his (or her) hand inside of it is what makes it SOUND > LIKE A HORN. Since the mid 18th century, this has been true and it has > always frustrated me that 99% of audio guys I have encountered on gigs > do not seem to have gotten the word on this yet. > > Sorry if I am skittering off on a tangent here, but I just needed to > acknowledge Phil's wisdom on this point since it is so rare that I > have found anyone who acknowledged this painfully obvious fact. > > Cheers, > > Peter Hirsch >