Interesting Ophecleide in Germany

[Alex C]

The instrument listed for sale is a "Neuwertige Ophikléide zu verkaufen. (Firma Syhre, Leipzig)"
So it is a rotary valve ophicleide made by Syhre in Leipzig with radial flow valves from Meinlschmidt. It was too interesting not to share. http://www.tubaforum.de/html/kaufen.html

It's a German site so the rest of the translation will have to come from someone else. It is an interesting site at any rate.

[Wyvern]

Would be interesting to hear its sound compared to a 'real' keyed ophicleide

[nycbone]

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[windshieldbug]

It is listed under the heading 'Cimbasso'. Looks pretty run-of-the-mill for a recreation...

[Donn]

It looks like just another variation on the saxhorn, tuba, cimbasso or whatever you want to call it theme.

Yes, just another wretched valved brass. Cimbasso too - originally, so I suppose properly, a keyed instrument, true?