I'm glad to see the following warning: DO NOT EVER PLACE THE LITTLE FINGER IN THE PINKY-RING!!! The placing of the little finger in the pinky-ring (or loop) greatly impairs the movement of your third finger, and can lead to repetitive-stress damage and tendon damage.
Etched on one of the pages on your link. All of my students that bring their marching horns in are instructed the same way! I was always taught that it caused increased pressure when doing it this way in addition to the aforementioned warning. Nice to see that I'm perhaps not insane... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ellen Manthe Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:05 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Mystery jazz horn That instrument is a mellophonium, probably in F or E-flat. http://www.alsmiddlebrasspages.com/mellophone/ is a website dedicated to the history of the mellophone and related instruments. Al has pictures and short histories of the instruments as well as links to related sites. Stan Kenton used the mellophonium in his bands in the early 60¹s, but the players approached them like trumpets (Mouthpiece was a trumpet mouthpiece) probably should have used a mouthpiece more similar to that used by a tenor horn or a French horn. All but one of the Kenton mellophoniumists{ ;- ) } were originally trumpet players so a war was started, with the mellophonium section trying to outblow the trumpets, which they could with the trumpet mouthpiece. This led to disastrous results in sonority. Check out Al¹s web-site and links. Best, Ellen Manthe No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.10/908 - Release Date: 7/19/2007 6:10 PM _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
