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intersting helicon

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:18 pm
by andrew the tuba player
http://cgi.ebay.com/Distin-Patent-Light ... dZViewItem



Heres a helicon with some interesting slides...although, i dont know why hey thought it was a euphonium...thats what first caught my eye lol

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:47 am
by Dan Schultz
That valve section looks more like it came from a valve trombone.

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:16 am
by windshieldbug
TubaTinker wrote:That valve section looks more like it came from a valve trombone.
My guess would be a High Pitch to Low Pitch conversion of a downward facing tuning slide.

The valve slides all go up and out, perhaps to facilitate the NEEDED manipulation? :shock:

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:04 am
by andrew the tuba player
What do you think it sounds and plays like?