I thought a mellophone, because it was for marching, had a forward-pointing bell.
-S- On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Luke Zyla <[email protected]> wrote: > I have never seen a Bb mellophone, however we have a set of Bb marching > french horns in our marching band inventory. Manufactured by Yamaha, they > are vastly superior to mellophones. They accept a standard french horn > mouthpiece. > > http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail.html?CNTID=904 > > Luke Zyla > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herbert Foster" <[email protected]> > To: "The Horn List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 9:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] J W York&Sons Silver Plated French Horn on EBAY > > >> How common is the B-flat mellophone? >> >> Herb Foster >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Luke Zyla <[email protected]> >> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 9:04:47 AM >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] J W York&Sons Silver Plated French Horn on EBAY >> >> Why bother. The guy is ignorant and won't believe it. Anyone who knows >> anything about horn knows it is a mellophone. >> >> Luke Zyla >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:11 AM >> Subject: [Hornlist] J W York&Sons Silver Plated French Horn on EBAY >> >> >>> The last time this was offered I politely informed the seller that this >>> was a mellophone, not a French horn. I received this in rey. "I >>> carefully researched and considered this the first time you sent it to >>> me. It's actually a very rare piston valve French Horn. Thanks anyway. >>> >>> Would you like to bid? If not, please view someone else's items. I am a >>> professional brass instrument expert as well. Our opinions differ. Big >>> deal. That happens with experts on shows like antique roadshow, so its >>> nothing new." >>> >>> >>> The listing is nunber 180546428381. >>> >>> I invite you to view this hrn and submit your oppinion directly to the >>> seller. >>> >>> Carl Bangs >>> Fenwick Parva Press >>> http://www.fenwickparva.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> post: [email protected] >>> unsubscribe or set options at >>> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40suddenlink.net >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40suddenlink.net > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
