Phil Farkas was the principal horn of the Chicago Symphony for many years, first from 1936-1941 then (after brief stints playing principal horn in the Boston and Cleveland Symphonies) from 1948-1960. The Holton-Farkas mouthpiece line has been around for a long time. With the school year starting soon, I thought this would be a good time to talk a bit about these mouthpieces and why I generally dislike them. While it’s not always the case, one thing that many of these students have in common is that they are all using a similar mouthpiece setup – a Holton-Farkas MC or MDC mouthpiece. One of the most common questions revolves around people having trouble with the mid-low register (from the E at the bottom of the treble clef to the F below that) or the upper register (from 3rd space C upward). Since two of the most popular pages on my site are related to French horn mouthpieces ( Mouthpiece Comparison Chart and Choosing a Mouthpiece), I get lots of emailed questions about mouthpieces. Augin Horn tagged horn equipment / horn playing / horn problems / mouthpieces by Colin Dorman (updated 484 days ago)
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