Different 4v rotary Euph?

[tbn.al]

I wonder how this plays. The only rotary euph I ever played was horrible. Anybody got a history lesson or played one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-Horn-Euphoni ... dZViewItem

[windshieldbug]

I've never seen a rotary valved Coleman/Missenharter before, let alone played one, but as for the history lesson:

Charles trained with his father Johann Anton Missenharter and established his business in Ulm in 1856. He finally relocated to New York in 1870 but sold his business to H. Colemann of Philadelphia in early 1892. They maintained his name until 1917.

[Chuck(G)]

I've never seen a rotary valved Coleman/Missenharter before, let alone played one, but as for the history lesson:

Charles trained with his father Johann Anton Missenharter and established his business in Ulm in 1856. He finally relocated to New York in 1870 but sold his business to H. Colemann of Philadelphia in early 1892. They maintained his name until 1917.

I really wonder if this instrument (other than the bell) was really manufactured in Philly. The rest of it really looks like a Bohemian import.

A little tangent: Coleman's big business (like Carl Fischer) was publishing. It's sometimes said that what did his operation in was his refusal to offer Sousa more than a $35 flat fee for publishing rights. John Church agreed to pay Sousa a royalty and profited handsomely.

[windshieldbug]

I agree. Adjustable clockspring rotaries don't make me think of ANY US maker, but looking at the horn it sure looks like it came that way.

[tbn.al]

I agree. Adjustable clockspring rotaries don't make me think of ANY US maker, but looking at the horn it sure looks like it came that way.

I just assumed it was European. Never thought about US. Interesting looking horn.