Old miraphone in Eb or F?

bcollins · Post by **bcollins** » Thu May 30, 2019 5:26 pm

Gifted an old miraphone with 5 rotors. Thought it was an f, but I am getting everything mostly in tune using Eb fingerings. Did miraphone make a 5 valve Eb in decades past?

tclements · Post by **tclements** » Thu May 30, 2019 5:41 pm

Yes. It was numbered 183. It came 4 and 5 valves, upright or recording bell.

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Thu May 30, 2019 10:26 pm

How does it play? A friend loaned me his 4- valve 183 and it was... interesting to try and play in tune.

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Thu May 30, 2019 10:27 pm

bcollins wrote:Gifted an old miraphone with 5 rotors. Thought it was an f, but I am getting everything mostly in tune using Eb fingerings. Did miraphone make a 5 valve Eb in decades past?

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bcollins · Post by **bcollins** » Thu May 30, 2019 10:42 pm

It seems to play ok in tune. The 5th valve is a life saver. Don’t think low Bb and some other notes would be very playable without it.

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