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Melton 198
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:54 pm
by ZNC Dandy
Anyone have any pics or information on this monster? Anyone play one?
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:46 pm
by ZNC Dandy
I think it is the 5 valve version of the 197 Hilgers Model one of their Kaiser tubas. I am curiosu to see the position of the 5th valve. I heard it was a quint valve.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:47 pm
by Michael Woods
the fafner is 195.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:57 pm
by cjk
ZNC Dandy wrote:I think it is the 5 valve version of the 197 Hilgers Model one of their Kaiser tubas. I am curiosu to see the position of the 5th valve. I heard it was a quint valve.
I've never seen it nor played one, however:
www.meinl-weston.com wrote:197:
Model Walter Hilgers
5/4 size
4 rotary valves
Bore: .846in
Bell diameter: 18.1in
198: same, with 5 rotary valves, 5th valve in 4th valve slide
A dependent quint valve inside the fourth valve tubing would be essentially useless IMHO.
A dependent flat half step inside the fourth valve tubing would be useful, but the instrument would still lack a completely chromatic scale.
A dependent flat whole step inside the fourth valve tubing would effectively make a quint with both depressed so I think that's the most likely configuration. It would also have a chromatic scale between 1st and second partials.
I too would be curious to see a picture of this setup.