Encased in brass covers with an ergonomically-pleasing, texturized grip, the MX-1's body is a tactile experience.
Between 1850 and 1950 it grew to preeminence in brass manufacturing, accounting for most of the country's output.
It features souvenir plaques and mementoes, ranging from modern tea towels to 19th century representations of Burns Cottage in brass.
Zinc: Like copper, zinc is present in many alloys (in fact, zinc and copper are both in brass and bronze).
Massive columns of orchestral sound, carved in brass, stand tall amid swirls of color, jazzy riffs, and the skittish chirping of Messiaen's beloved birdcalls.
Actors who could also do contortions or play an instrument (thus the expression, "doubling in brass") were especially employable because they could supply entertainment between acts or after the show.
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But that was before Vioxx (withdrawn because of heart attacks) and Ketek (severely restricted because of liver side effects) and a series of other controversies that resulted in FDA brass being called in front of Congress.
New events include John Muir Festival in East Lothian, to herald the opening of a coast-to-coast route which is named after the naturalist, Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Moray, World Sheepdog Trials in Tain and European Festival of Brass in Perthshire.
The walls are lined in dark mirrors hung with antique brass sconces in the shape of magnolias.
Watkins then played in the band his father conducted - the Spring Gardens Brass Band in Reading - of which his grandfather was also conductor and a founder member.
But the top brass in Brussels seem to be short of an alternative, which is creating fear among investors.
Top brass in Brussels, or Paris, can talk as much as they like.
Wales' wonder kids late on showed they have resilience and brass in equal measure to stand firm and hold on.
Monday, Yankee brass in town for the team's series against the Tampa Bay Rays gathered in Tampa to watch Chamberlain pitch to minor-league hitters, not even four months removed from his injury.
The US, Britain and the EU now all make pennies and cents out of steel with a copper plating as copper rose in price making brass and bronze worth more than face value.
The U.S. military's top brass in Iraq and tens of thousands of soldiers once resided here, near the international airport about 10 miles west of downtown Baghdad, enjoying a slice of Americana, with perks such as Salsa night, speedway racing and fly fishing.
The project is called New Music 20x12 which covers a wide range of genres from contemporary classical, folk and opera in Scotland and Northern Ireland to bell ringing, beat boxing, jazz and brass band music in England and Wales.
Rooms are appointed in warm stained wood and leather with brass trimmings, have big walk-in showers, free wi-fi, Illy espresso makers and huge picture windows (ask for one overlooking 57th Street or for a Park View room on the highest floors of the 29-storey tower).
Fox also likes Mercury Interactive, a software company that backdated options to ensure that the corporate brass was in the money.
The sessions I attended, in a room called Brass Monkey (the theme was New York bars), had the aspect of a nerdy summer camp.
Although the chamber music repertoire for brass instruments in combination with other types of instruments is not extensive, there is a large and very interesting repertoire of music for brass quintet.
Goldman Sachs is developing a complex on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River but says that it will keep the heart of its operations, and the brass, in lower Manhattan.
Goldman Sachs is developing a major complex on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River but says it will keep the heart of its operations, and the brass, in lower Manhattan.
Turns out it's a thing of great beauty and high performance: available in porcelain enamel in every color with brass or nickel handles and renowned for a "Top Chef"-esteemed combo of side-by-side electric and gas ovens for both dry and moist heat.
Industry leaders fingered directly in the suit include top brass from Netscape Communications Corp.
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Tributes were paid to the victims and rescue teams at the miners welfare brass band competition in Porthcawl on Saturday.
During the Classic Regatta, two dozen polished brass cannons arranged in front of the clubhouse fire constantly, announcing starts and finishes.
His dream, before the war, was to be a British Army officer, finely turned out in a red coat and brass buttons.
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