Sinister Horn. A southpaw in need HELP !!

Timrek, Son of Gorf

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Apr 22, 2004, 8:33:01 PM4/22/04

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Okay folks,

Im a bari player in the Westchester Brassmen, and I am facing the
possibility of surgery on my right shoulder.

It hurts when I play, so I cant put it off much longer!

But I have no intention of giving up a whole summer of marching.

Has anyone ever heard of , or seen, a left-handed G Baritione?

HELP!

Shadow_7

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Apr 22, 2004, 11:33:10 PM4/22/04

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> Has anyone ever heard of , or seen, a left-handed G Baritione?

You'll just have to downgrade to a French horn. The tubing is the same
length as a baritone. Just a smaller bore and mouthpiece. I'm not sure
if the marching version is a lefty, but most everything else is backwards
on that horn. You'll have better odds of finding a lefty on horn than
bari.

I don't know if it will help, but the Yamaha Euph(Bb) is a shoulder mount
horn. Similar to how contras are rigged. But it's still a right hand
valve setup. Other than that the only baris I know of that are left
handed are Bb and in the concert setup, with rotors and levers. Most
aren't very good quality horns, since the builder didn't even know which
side to put the valves on.

Shadow_7

LEG at cba

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Apr 23, 2004, 5:23:53 PM4/23/04

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>You'll just have to downgrade to a French horn.

Marching frenchies of the modern type are designed for the valves to be
operated with the right hand....

You COULD use a horizontal valve G bari (aka G-F or G-D). But you still would
need the right hand to operate the rotor or slip-slide.

An aside..
When I was learning to play trumpet, my private teacher insisted that I hold
the horn in my left hand and play the valves with the right. Proper right thumb
position was between the 1st and 2nd valve casings. The right hand didn't bear
any of the instrument weight.

Larry "G"

Ken Norman

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Apr 23, 2004, 7:36:46 PM4/23/04

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Any competent brass repair technician should be able to mount
fingerhooks or rings, placing them to enable you to support and finger
a bugle with your left hand. (I have repositioned these components on
several of my own instruments, just to fit my small mitts.)

Siglow

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Apr 24, 2004, 1:15:55 AM4/24/04

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Come on Timrek, show us your intestinal fortitude. What would Gorf
think of an offspring that couldn't stand a little pain.

A couple of years ago Steel City Ambassadors represented the City of
Pittsburgh at the NFL's Hall of Fame parade when Lynn Swann was
inducted. I had had rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder the week
before the parade. I marched and played my horn in that parade. What I
did was carry the horn in my left hand and when a roll off came up I
would bring the horn up quickly with my left hand and then slow raise
my right hand to the horn.

Oh!!!! I play soprano but I'm sure the technique will work just as
well with a baritone. Now if you played a Contra I'd say you got
problems.

Siglow

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Timrek, Son of Gorf

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Apr 24, 2004, 8:08:46 AM4/24/04

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Thanks, but the weight isnt the issue, its keeping the arm "up", such as it
is.

Different model Bari's have different places at whch they are best held.
Obviously much heavier than a sop horn.

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Timrek, Son of Gorf

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Apr 25, 2004, 9:46:32 PM4/25/04

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Oh, the pain is not such a big deal.
But... sorry Sop players, a bari is MUCH bigger and heavier.

And Gorf would expect his offspring to do as he was ordered by the doctor.

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Michael Siglow

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Apr 26, 2004, 7:25:06 AM4/26/04

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Okay. Works for me. Good luck in whatever the remedy is.

Siglow

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Donny Allen

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Apr 26, 2004, 9:36:30 AM4/26/04

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But Mike...

You are an ex Skyliner...that counts for your willingness to endure pain!

Good seeing you the other night paL!

Donny

Michael Siglow

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Apr 26, 2004, 2:14:10 PM4/26/04

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"Donny Allen" <donny...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> But Mike...
>
> You are an ex Skyliner...that counts for your willingness to endure pain!

There's no such thing as an "ex" Skyliner,....it's like Gunny in St. Joe's,
once a "Marine" always a "Marine",...or better yet once an "addict", always
an "addict". :-)

> Good seeing you the other night paL!

Donny it was great seeing you and little Timmy (who ain't little anymore). I
want to thank you so much for your hospitality. It demonstrated what drum
corps comraderie is all about. Thanks so much.

Oh!!!!! And Peashey wants to know where his donuts wound up. ;-)

> Donny

Siglow

McDuffy

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May 2, 2004, 12:20:31 PM5/2/04

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the "dollies" never complained :-)

Catherine

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May 5, 2004, 7:40:09 AM5/5/04

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LOL!!

He said "able to mount", "finger" and "repositioned"... <tee>

-- Catherine