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Kia ora from Mohua, I've now put on my work list to translate the Helmut Finke article into English. I've done a wee bit of tidying and referencing on the German article already, and that tells me that it's too thinly sourced to survive on the English Wikipedia. Do you have any book or other sources that can help establish GNG? Schwede66 07:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

I can't find much in English-speaking sources, I'm afraid. I've ordered a copy of biographies which may shed some more light, one of instrument builder Zig Kanstul in LA, and one of Roger Bobo.^[1][2] He's mentioned in the "Vent-holes" entry in the Cambridge Encyclopedia as the maker of a modified natural trumpet.^[3] I haven't looked in Ed Tarr's book The Trumpet yet, there might be something in there. I'll keep looking though. —Jonathanischoice (talk • contribs) 22:02, 13 April 2024‎ (UTC)

Thanks for looking! Could you write down the relevant text of the "Vent-holes" entry? Or send me a scan / photo of it? Do you have my email address? Schwede66 03:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

@Schwede66 The entry describes the coiled vented natural trumpet conceived in "the late 1950s" by Berlin maker Otto Steinkopf: "The instrument was produced by the trumpeter and instrument-maker Helmut Finke and used by Walter Holy for live performances and recordings with the Cappella Coloniensis." He's mentioned in other books mainly to do with this instrument (IA text search), e.g. in Baines (1976) p. 241^[4] Jon (talk) 20:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

The instrument in question: https://museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk/collection/Details/collect/1974

That is a lot of mentions. I reckon that'll do the trick. Thanks so much. Schwede66 21:29, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

@Schwede66: Finke is also covered in Sabine Klaus' truly awesome magnum opus, Trumpets and other High Brass; details anon by email.^[5]

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@Sumanuil: Thanks, but I've been here for nearly 20 years and this time I was away and using the mobile editor, which is admittedly not ideal for complex edits. Anyway, it appears that the Xaphoon article has bigger problems, including WP:COI editing, lack of WP:RS and possible notability.—Jon (talk) 00:22, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, it does. Just be careful. - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 00:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jonathanischoice, if you are still keen to go ahead with arranging for professional quality photographs of rare/ unusual musical instruments for Wikimedia Commons, please see my email of 14 June and get back to me. Cheers, Marshelec (talk) 22:40, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Marshelec - done. Cheers! — Jon (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi there, I don't think we've had the pleasure, which is unusual since we seem to be working in similar realms. In any case, awesome job with your low brass articles thus far—please let me know if I can ever be of assistance: researching, reviewing etc. Re , how so? The link seems to be working for me; how'd you hear about this? Aza24 (talk) 04:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi - thanks! It can often seem quite lonely out here in the outer spiral arms of the brass instrument galaxy. I guess with that edit I was making a less-than-good-faith remark about how relying on the Internet Archive to prop up previous efforts by the British Library to host their own content in the seemingly better-funded past is not a great look for them, or for the articles trying to source or cite it. Perhaps I've been reading too much lately about how the internet as we once knew it is disappearing and being replaced by pointless JavaScript-only "apps" whose only purpose is to stop you from downloading Instagram images or YouTube videos without first signing up, logging in, donating everything you see think feel or visit to unaccountable transnational tax-evading megacorporations owned by sociopathic grasping billionaires, and having adverts rammed down your neck, to the point where Google won't even let you run an ad blocker in Chrome; or by vast quantities of hollow, meaningless drivel generated by ChatGPT; forums have been replaced by Reddit and Discord, proprietary applications with no ability to link, search, cite, or even read without an account. I have similar misgivings about Exlibris, which compared to just running Koha makes library catalogues awful, slow, inaccessible, un-linkable piles of pointless JavaScript-ridden unusable crap. Google Arts & Culture is the same. Gosh, this seems to have turned into a rant. Sorry! — Jon (talk) 21:06, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

My own apologies for the late response. Very interesting observations and I suppose I agree for the most part. Google Arts & Culture has always appeared as a bizarre hodgepodge of well presented information, but at the same time mostly a mirror for other sites. I suppose their high-quality images can be exceptional though. Aza24 (talk) 20:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Te Papa is hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday 13 July 2024 between 10am and 4pm. Lunch will be provided. The theme of the edit-a-thon is Te Papa Expeditions and editors will be working on updating wikipedia articles and wikidata on expeditions, people, places, ships, and species. Come along to learn more. It’s free and lunch will be provided. Register here: https://tepapamuseum.rezdy.com/652753/expeditions-editathon More information on this event page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Expeditions_Edit-a-thon_13_July_2024 We hope to see you there. Einebillion (talk) 01:32, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Greetings and felicitations. I noticed that you reverted my edit to Ophicleide but did not give a reason. I'm wondering why? And if you want to keep the changes, please at least add a bullet in front of the inline commons template. —DocWatson42 (talk) 13:30, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Apologies, amended as per. — Jon (talk) 23:32, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Here are a couple of announcements about the project - National Library Lilburn Research Fellow in 2025 https://natlib.govt.nz/about-us/media/samantha-owens-named-as-lilburn-research-fellow-2025 and in The Post https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/350346544/depth-look-history-brass-bands-nz Gertrude206 (talk) 01:42, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks for those! Meanwhile, as you suggested, I've uploaded images and edited the NZD $1 and $2 banknote articles. — Jon (talk) 00:48, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Hello Jonathanischoice, I see you reverted my edit on Flugelhorn but F attachment doesn't work. I have therefore edited as per your recommendation, but this is part of a larger problem, see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Trombone#%22F-attachment%22_Wikilinks_don't_work Clark42 (talk) 17:15, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

@Clark42 I don't understand the problem you're having, since F attachment redirects to Trombone#Valve attachments anyway? Jon (talk) 19:55, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

No, that was the edit I just made. Before that, as I found it weeks ago and what you reverted to, the Wikilink pointed to F attachment, a page that no longer exists and has been replaced by a redirect page pointing to Trombone, thus taking those who click on it to the top of the Trombone page. I found several such Wikilinks on other pages and didn't know the best solution. Clark42 (talk) 11:34, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

@Clark42 but F attachment redirects to the Valve attachments section of the trombone article, which is correct. It's okay for it to redirect to sections of articles. You don't need to replace instances of "F attachment". Jon (talk) 02:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

"but F attachment redirects to the Valve attachments section of the trombone article..."

- yes, that's the change I made to the F attachment redirect page on 16 July 2024. It didn't seem to work at the time (maybe a caching issue in my browser?) but now it seems OK, so I'll add a note that it's fixed on the Trombone Talk page. Clark42 (talk) 13:26, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I see the problem, we need to subst the {{anchor}} in the Trombone article heading, so that Trombone#F-attachment and Trombone#F attachment should work now. — Jon (talk) 21:34, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

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Hi Jon, based on your question about using Lilypond in enWikisource, this is a book I did a little while back: Fugue. So, I'm sure we can manage a manual on the Serpent. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 01:02, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Wow, that's excellent! I guess this would need to go in frWikisource... — Jon (talk) 20:38, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

@Beeswaxcandle: for an extra challenge, I'm doing my first Wikisource in French, here. Luckily, there is very little text, and a bunch of Lilypond which will hopefully work the same in any language. Also, how is it 2024 and we don't have a cursive script font yet after seven years? — Jon (talk) 04:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, you're never one to back down from a little challenge like that. In respect of the font, the goal is to reproduce the content rather than the little details of the look. As a result, I'm happy to not have a cursive script font. I really don't need to add that battle to those I already have to deal with. Have fun, Beeswaxcandle (talk) 08:41, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

@Beeswaxcandle: I know you're busy and it's Christmas season, but would you be able to have a quick squizz at this over on fr.wikisource, I know it's in French but so far it seems similar enough and I've been able to muddle along. The first thing is that I think I've somehow ended up with .djvu in the title of the book, and page name, by mistake... is that a simple move page request? I've missed out 6-7 pages of price catalogue, which looks absolutely horrendous to try and reproduce! I haven't really figured out what the different red yellow and blue page colours mean. Anyway, cheers and Merry Christmas! — Jon (talk) 03:52, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jon, the extension of .djvu is correct in the Livre: (Index:) and Page: namespaces. This is based on the filename. It won't show in Mainspace when the pages are transcluded. I would count the price catalogue as advertisements and ignore. The colours: red means "not proofread" or not ready for second eyes; yellow is "proofread" or ready for second eyes to look at; blue is "problematic" or an image is needed or need to think more about the page; there is also green, which is "validated" or second eyes have gone over the page; and gray, which is for blank pages. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 06:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

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The caption says it's a Selmer, but is it? I can't make out the logo, and the finish on it looks like it's a much more recent horn than an old Mark VI with a low-A. He could obviously have had one refinished I guess. - Special-T (talk) 13:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

@Special-T on Commons there's several photos e.g. File:Ornette Coleman.jpg of him playing the same horn, with the Selmer logo, and the three-way key guard on the bell (normally 2) because of the extra tone hole for the A. Jon (talk) 19:14, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

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How do I need to modify the following text if an Eb should epeare as first smaller note in parentheses ? -  Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia !   13:35, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I've been using \magnifyMusic, something like this:Note that you don't need to mark the low E with 8vb — Jon (talk) 01:41, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

sorry I missed your words, you can use \parenthesize to give you the note in ( ) Jon (talk) 10:38, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hello Jon, I ask you to look here and improve my English. Thankyou! -  Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia !   05:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, page stalker here. Is the intention for this to be a new standalone article? The reason I'm asking is that it would seem more appropriate to me to make this content part of the article clarinet. Schwede66 08:52, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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Somehow in the commotion of May, I missed this. Thank you too, for your great work on Wikipedia! Jon (talk) 22:53, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

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Crikey. I've only just seen this, Jon. Look after yourself. I hope you have a speedy and full recovery. Schwede66 08:22, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

All the best from me too, Jon Quilt Phase (talk) 04:09, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you both, I'm feeling much better. I hope to see you at the next Wellington or online meetup. By the way, I got ophicleide reviewed to GA, and I'm having a go at a DYK nomination for it. — Jon (talk) 03:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

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Hello! Your submission of Ophicleide at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! NeoGaze (talk) 23:55, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

On 24 July 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ophicleide, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ophicleide (example pictured) was used in early British brass bands in the 19th century before being replaced by the euphonium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ophicleide. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ophicleide), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Thank you for the really good article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome! Euphonium is next... Jon (talk) 03:26, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, good plan! - Béatrice Uria-Monzon and her story, Julia Hagen and her no story --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:56, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

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Kia ora, I hope your recovery is going OK. :) This is just to let you know that I have published a new article: The Queen's Closet (ensemble), including a photo that I took at their performance at Fortune Favours yesterday. Feedback welcome :) _Marshelec (talk) 03:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Soprillo has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Marshelec -- Marshelec (talk) 20:44, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Euphonium has failed. See the review page for more information. If or when the reviewer's feedback has been addressed, you may nominate the article again. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Z1720 -- Z1720 (talk) 21:46, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Euphonium is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Bgsu98 -- Bgsu98 (talk) 21:22, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Euphonium has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Bgsu98 -- Bgsu98 (talk) 05:23, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

On 2 December 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Soprillo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the soprillo saxophone (example pictured) is about half the length of a soprano saxophone and pitched one octave higher? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Soprillo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Soprillo), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Hello, I was excited to see your GA nomination for Tenor horn - as a longtime horn player, I hope I can do a good review for you. I haven't started it, however, because I'm coming down with a wicked cold. Do you mind if I start the review and sit on it for a few days as I get better, or would you like to let it ride? Best, chickenpox4dinner (talk) 18:14, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

@Chickenpox4dinner Hi, thanks for picking it up. I'm happy either way, up to you. — Jonathanischoice (talk) 18:53, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

On 7 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Euphonium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the few jazz proponents of the euphonium was 20th-century musician Rich Matteson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Euphonium. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Euphonium), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Your good article nomination of the article Tenor horn is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chickenpox4dinner -- Chickenpox4dinner (talk) 00:04, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Tenor horn has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chickenpox4dinner -- Chickenpox4dinner (talk) 23:06, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

Congratulations on your work on Tenor horn and its new GA status. I had some – quite painful – involvement with the article in the past and am pleased and relieved to see it doing so well under your influence. Well done! Cheers DBaK (talk) 12:41, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

@DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered thank you both. It's been fun to get these brass instrument articles into a good state. I started out on the fringes, and I'm working my way in to the main articles. This year I'd like to get tuba done next, and ultimately (french) horn, trombone, and possibly trumpet (in order of amount of work required!) — Jonathanischoice (talk) 04:04, 8 February 2026 (UTC)