Piston Fafner??

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Here you go!
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Northern wrote: This has been a somewhat challenging week as I have been playing (and will play on Tuesday) another Mahler #2 with the Orchestra and Haitink on a BBb prototype that Meinl Weston has been in the process of designing.

Is it possible that this is the tuba he referred to?
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I do believe this is the horn that Gerhard has been referring to (with a giggle) as "the Fasolt". . . If it is the same as what they had at ITEC, it's a great horn.

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T. J. Ricer wrote:I do believe this is the horn that Gerhard has been referring to (with a giggle) as "the Fasolt". . . If it is the same as what they had at ITEC, it's a great horn.

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Is this what Mr. Meinl made for Gene Pokorny?
How 'great' is it? Did you get a chance to play it?

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T. J. Ricer wrote:I do believe this is the horn that Gerhard has been referring to (with a giggle) as "the Fasolt". . . If it is the same as what they had at ITEC, it's a great horn.

--T. J.
Come on, at least somebody on the board must have played this?
It seems to have been on display at ITEC?
Big, yellow brass, 480mm bell, 4 piston+1rotary and BBb, maybe Gerhard Meinl walking around close... There aren't that many horns that fit this description !

thanks!!!!

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bump

anybody?
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Roger Bobo mentioned the (rotor) Fafner in his most recent blog post: Enlightenment in BBb
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