SOLD: Miraphone 1291 5v BBb w/Dillon Adjustable Gap Receiver

[beedeesmith]

SOLD!!!

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[beedeesmith]

Nice horn (and pictures!)!


Does the pencil come with it?

Hehehe... sure, I can throw the pencil in. However, for the pencil holder clip attachment, I'll need either either an extra two dollars (c'mon, who here's seen Better Off Dead w/Cusack?!?) or an amusing tuba related story posted to the forum.

-Bryan

[beedeesmith]

Bryan,

You like your Firebird as much as I do??? I'd keep it over my 1291, too. Good luck on the sale. Sorry you have to part with it. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, here or in PM's.

I haven't played this particular horn, but 1291's are WONDERFUL instruments. Worth checking.

Doc

Hey, Doc!

It's not so much that I like the Firebird more than the 1291 since they are such very different animals. It's just that I have to downsize my gear right now, and the Firebird is just magical in my quintet and works very well in the smaller bands and ensembles I play in; whereas the 1291, with its monster bottom end, turns my quintet turns into: "Bryan and his four backing brass" since I'm not a strong enough player to be able to reign that thing in. Additionally, I've played BBb all my life and F for only a year now and I'm really wanting to help drive the new fingerings into my brain, since BBb fingerings are too ingrained to ever go away and I do intend to pick up another 1291 in a few years.

In case you're interested, I went through a whole bunch of different mouthpieces on the Firebird and actually found one that, to steal an expression from Rick Denney, "Glowed in the dark". For whatever reason, the G&W Bora mouthpiece just fits my embouchure and the Firebird perfectly and notes below the staff just LOCK into place and has a great tone to boot, though I also have a Baer F if I need to get a really sweet, mellow sound in the upper registers. Usually I would notice just subtle differences, if any, between various mouthpieces and intonation, but this was a dramatic improvement, which really surprised me -- it was almost as if Ivan took a molding of my puckerer and optimized it to work optimally.

Take care,
Bryan "now stealing quotes from Rick Denney" Smith

[beedeesmith]

Sounds good. Shame you have to sell the beast, but those things happen. I haven't the Bora or the Baer yet, but I'm always open to trials.

Wade, are you taking all this in?

Doc

Hey, Doc.

Both the Laskey 30C and 30F were good to use on this as well. Plus I also have an MF4 for a very different sound that I like as well, especially for the lower range.

Best,
-Bryan

[beedeesmith]

Nice. Hadn't considered a MF4. I love the 30G, but I'll give one a whirl when I get a chance.

Doc,

Well, if you're interested, why not try the MF4-H? I ask, because I got my MF4 before Mike offered the Helleberg style rim variant (MF4-H) which I would prefer. And if a Helleberg rim isn't really what you go for but you like the sound of the piece anyway, we could do a swap!

Take care,
-Bryan

[beedeesmith]

I'm sick - I love flat and sharp rims. I'll take that into consideration.

Doc,

Well, if you want, PM me offline and give me your address and I'll mail my MF4 to you. If you like it, call up Mike and order an MF4-H and have it shipped to me; otherwise just ship my MF4 back if you don't dig it.

Best,
-Bryan

[Roger Lewis]

I remember this horn and it was an extremely good example of the great Miraphone products. The tuning was fabulous and the sound awesome - with a low register to die for. If I didn't already own one of these babies, I'd be considering this one. It's a player! And this is a very good price for the package.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Roger Lewis
Tubadome.com