Thanks, Klaus, I recall that discussion, too. Another piece of info I didn't mention - this horn also has a lyre holder, suggesting that it may have been aimed at the school market. The "valve loop node" explanation seems like a rather esoteric feature for a [possibly] student horn. But then maybe Mirafone didn't want to use different valve sections on their different lines.
BTW, the high Bb seems OK on this horn. I can't blame it on the hardware. Jake On 10/1/2010 2:00 PM, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote: > One reason may be the problems some Geyer type horn have had with high Bb on > the Bb side. Some posters a long time ago ascribed that problem to the bore > variances within the 1st valve loop, when the 1st slide is pulled. Miraphone > and Hoyer single Bb horns are very similar to the Bb side of Geyer horns. > > By reversing the slide, the bore variances are moved to slightly different > places, which may bring them out of harms way for sore nodes. > > Klaus > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
