I love their tubas! There's just a certain magic to the Alex sound that no other maker has ever quite reached.

Really good camera work in beginning segment. Thanks from Texas.

Love how Phillip Alexander has the Nürburgring in his office. Love Alexander trumpets!

This is so cool. The whole Alexander team seem like very nice people :)

I don't play this kind of horn, but this is keeping me wide awake. Fascinating, even with the language barrier and his relatively shy personality trying to explain everything. When I played in a brass band, I cleaned the instrument when it was loaned to me, for hygiene reasons, used Vaseline to grease the slides afterwards, and never again in the many years the instrument was in my possesion, and I only ever oiled the (piston/perinet) valves whenever they were sticking. Don't be this lazy if you spend good money on your own instrument. A little oil regularly is far better than trying to use a lot of oil when it's already too late. A bit of metal polish on the slides themselves and a little elbow grease might get them back to their brassy colour before greasing, and remove any abrasiveness they might have.

I'm a trombonist and this is fascinating! I do bits with instrument maintenance and this is a fount of knowledge! So happy this was done! Many Thanks

Oh my gosh Sarah Willis is my horn crush 😍📯

As an Instrumentbuilder, a part of the video i liked was "don't remove the valves" ; ). There is more to the Valvesection than one might think.

Sarah, you are such a good cheerleader, in the best possible sense. Such a SMILE! I'm pretty sure some girls have taken up the horn because of your infectious enthusiasm.

I am about to play the French horn. I am in 6th grade and i am going to be playing the French horn.

Thanks for the upload!

A fabulous series! I love Sarah's personality and of course she's an absolute ACE on the horn.

thank you sarah

Hiya Sarah, wonderful videos, keep up the good work and creativity! I am wondering what's best to clean an unlaquered brass French Horn with, to remove grease off of fingers, etc. At the moment I'm using baby wipes but I'm not sure if they're the ideal, or whether maybe alcohol wipes (like screen cleaner wipes or something like that) would be better or worse, or whether possibly something else easily obtainable? When I first bought this French Horn (used) it was disgusting!! But I gave it a thorough clean with car shampoo and a gentle sponge and it came up reasonably well. I did initially think of washing up liquid but I think it has salt in it as well as the soapy stuff, hence the car shampoo.

It's nice to see that the horn makers themselves use the same techniques I came up with as a kid :) I guess it's common sense

Thanks for the post video.

Ive been playing the horn almost all my life but Im learning so much :roto2:

Thanks! I've considered getting an Alexander for a long time, but in America, many say they are too bright in sound.

I don't know if this comment will get to you but one thing I've seen regarding leadpipes is periodically cleaning them using rubbing alcohol

Cảm ơn cho bài video.

Dear Sarah, what is the name of the horn duet? that introduces your horn hang out, and, where can I get the music I love your sound.

Horn Maintenance Question: Is there any risk when switching over from conventional rotary valve oil (mineral oil based) to synthetic valve oil?

Work hardening the brass to get a sharper tone. That's one of the differences between a cheap $400 french horn and a $9,000 french horn.

How can I line up the rotor valves?

We put the water only out the third valve

It always horrifies me to think about all the elementary school kids who's parents buy them a nice french horn, then the kids neglect to properly lubricate and clean it.

i use cod liver oil on my slides

Which model of Alexander do the players in Berlin Phil use?

What piece is the intro to this video?

How long is the life a horn?

Where can I get my shirt?

And to think that I use to think horn players were boring. Not anymore.

sorry but 39:25

I am a clarinet player :)

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