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The Alto Tuba.
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:55 pm
by MusicSmiths
The previous discussion of the piccolo tuba was fun. That said, I've been wondering about the alto tuba. Bandestration suggests that the mellophone could be the alto tuba of our day. At Texas Bandmasters Convention this week Ion Balu was showing off his new full length mellophone. So twice the length of a typical mellophone. Thought you might find it interesting.
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Re: The Alto Tuba.
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:26 pm
by Donn
MusicSmiths wrote:the mellophone could be the alto tuba of our day.
"Mellophone" overlaps with "alto horn" somewhat. I like to think of the alto horn as a member of the saxhorn family.
Re: The Alto Tuba.
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 8:02 pm
by Ace
Donn wrote:MusicSmiths wrote:the mellophone could be the alto tuba of our day.
"Mellophone" overlaps with "alto horn" somewhat. I like to think of the alto horn as a member of the saxhorn family.
This.
Ace
Re: The Alto Tuba.
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:34 pm
by iiipopes
Mark Finley wrote:Here is the closest you're going to get to an alto tuba. It's Made by miraphone, it's in F, and is much more conical than a regular alto horn
I concur. I have a Russian example of the Eb version, and it is still rather bright in timbre in that the bell throat is tighter.
Re: The Alto Tuba.
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:32 pm
by Donn
My "Kiev" (made in?) Eb is sure not as conical, but at least it's right handed.
