Mirafone 188: Sun valley Era?
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:23 pm
I recently purchased a used Mirafone 188 CC from my instructor’s friend and my instructor told me that it may be part of the last batch of sun valley horns. I know a little bit about the history of this but not a lot, can someone elaborate what this means and confirm what he said is true. He said that to find out if it is indeed a sun valley horn the low F should be around 52 Hz, does anyone know if this is true? Also there is “MIRAFONE” engraved in fancy calligraphy letters on the silver rim around the bell would this have anything to do with it?
UPDATE FOR ANYONE WHO IS CURIOUS: it is indeed from what was referred to as the “Sun Valley Era” of Miraphone Manufacturing. The low A is 52hz which is what defines it. It sounds like the brief history of these horns is that it was from a time when miraphone manufacturing was moved to Sun Valley California and the QC in this factory Was Tommy Johnson and Roger Bobo meaning that the horns that came out of this factory were top notch. Just a fun little history lesson.
UPDATE FOR ANYONE WHO IS CURIOUS: it is indeed from what was referred to as the “Sun Valley Era” of Miraphone Manufacturing. The low A is 52hz which is what defines it. It sounds like the brief history of these horns is that it was from a time when miraphone manufacturing was moved to Sun Valley California and the QC in this factory Was Tommy Johnson and Roger Bobo meaning that the horns that came out of this factory were top notch. Just a fun little history lesson.
