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/archive%40jab.org
