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The French Horns of Rock and Roll Mystery Cache

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ottawabirdbrain: Although the cache is on public property, it seems to have induced some conflict with nearby neighbour.

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Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Test your knowledge of french horns and their place in rock history.

"While many instruments have tried to claim to be the definitive rock and roll instrument, it is a long held belief by many that the french horn has earned this title. Commonly used to improve the sound of many pieces as background enhancement, the french horn has also played a prominent roll in the solo instrumentation of this genre."
Encyclopedia FrenchHornicus (page 47)


Answering the following questions about these small snippets of french horn in the genre of rock and roll will lead you to your destination. Download the tracks from gc29t2t.winterfamily.ca

N45 17.AB2 W75 2C.DE1

A = The number of words in the song title minus two.
B = The name of this song contains a number. Use it.
C = The number of words in the name of the album from which this cut is taken minus one.
D = Add three to the number of letters in the song name. D is the digital root of this total.
E = The number of words in the band's name.

Rules:
Include prepositions and articles in any word counts
Spaces are not included in any letter count
A contraction like "didn't" counts as one word

Geocaching Rules:
You do not need to walk across any private property to reach this cache. The cache is on property owned by the City of Ottawa and prior to that Osgoode Township
Two early to find prizes include a french horn brooch and a pin from one of the bands above that use a french horn.

This cache is intended to be solved by individuals or small teams of geocachers. If you have not contributed significantly to finding the cache, please do not log. Thank you.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur 'onaq' va P hfrq serapu ubeaf va n ybg bs gurve zhfvp. Gur pyvc (jvgu serapu ubeaf) vf gur bcravat gb gur ragver nyohz juvpu crnxrq ng 13 ba gur ovyyobneq 200 naq ng 16 va Pnanqn (abg nf bofpher nf lbh gubhtug). Bapr lbh unir fbyirq gur bguref genpxf, gurer ernyyl ner n yvzvgrq ahzore bs pubvprf sbe jung P pbhyq or. Vs lbh ner qrfcrengr sbe n uvag, bggnjnoveqoenva be pnpurfjvgujbyirf jvyy uryc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)