My brass Yahoo-based brass gallery has one sample of a Miraphone Geyer wrap double horn. There also is a page from a 1958 flyer showing a double horn with 4 in-line valves, only the shift valve sits next to the 1st valve.
Are the two H-inserts of the same length? If so there may be a simple explanation. Mirafone was strongly directed towards the school and college markets. If your horn comes from such source, one of the H-inserts simply may be a misplaced sample from one of teh other school horns. A Swedish friend experienced the opposite situation with a Hoyer single Bb, but got the missing insert, when going back to the selling school. I very much would like getting the photos of your horn. Is the auction still visible on the web? Klaus --- On Thu, 9/2/10, Wilbert Kimple <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Wilbert Kimple <[email protected]> > Subject: [Hornlist] Mirafone Questions > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 10:54 PM > > > Hello all. > > I just purchased a Mirafone (Miraphone) single Bb horn off > of ebay. The horn arrived and is excellent, to say the > least. First rate all the way. However, the > diameter of the tubing is the smallest I've ever seen on a > horn, trumpet, or coronet. > > The thumb valve has the usual slide and "H" tubing > extension found on most Bb horns. However, this horn > also has a slide and "H" tubing on the first valve. > Anyone have any idea why? > > Did Mirafone ever make a Geyer style double? If it > plays as well as this horn, I'd be willing to buy one. > I know they made an 8D copy which was an excellent > horn. One of my section mates has one. Thanks. > > Wilbert in SC > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/yorkmasterbbb%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
