Bass Flugelhorn

[ztuba]

This looks like a very fun instrument. It is a copy of the Voigt Bass Flugelhorn. I have no idea why anyone would buy 10 of these to try and resell because they are such a niche instrument, but I am getting one he accepted my offer for 300 so it was cheap hehehe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Berkeley-3-Rotary-V ... nstruments" target="_blank

[Donn]

I have no idea why anyone would buy 10 of these to try and resell because they are such a niche instrument.

Have any clue what that niche would be? I'm guessing Spanish `banda de cornetas y tambores', but that's what I always say. They don't have tubas, so if you ever want to play in one, this might be your ticket.

[Donn]

Isn't this [strike]just[/strike] a ROTARY-IN-C "marching baritone"-thing...??

Sure. I finally took ztuba's clue and checked out the Voigt version, and here's a brief discussion that includes a performance video:

http://www.trumpetmaster.com/vb/f139/ba ... 46764.html

I've never played a marching baritone. The one I heard didn't sound a lot like that, but could have been the player. As noted above, leadpipe and mouthpiece will be a big part of it.

[Bigmanontuba]

Good luck !
I hope you get a good one.
Please keep us posted as to how it works !
I am curious because I don't think these are Jim Bao.
I think they're one of the smaller mfgs. possibly Yan Jin. (?)
He also has a good looking 4/4 BBb tuba for under $1200.00.

Going to be purchasing on of the 4 rotary tubas in January. Will tell the community then on how it plays when I get a little time on it. Good bless returning to school.

[ztuba]

yeah got this in and it is very unique in its tone. Sounds nothing like my marching trombone, marching baritone or even the Kanstul marching euphonium. It has a very flugelhorn sound specially when you use a alto trombone mouthpiece on it. Just like you would a bass trumpet.

[Donn]

I didn't spend much time trying to decode the sound in that clip, but got the impression it's at its best in the upper range? I seem to remember some verbiage about `bass of the cornet ensemble', but clearly not talking about this horn?

[Lingon]

Sorry to dig up an old topic, but looking for some other stuff on youtube I stumbled over this clip that is a slightly better demonstration of how these instruments could sound.


Here is also the Wikipedia description of the instrument that is called Fiscorn.

[MartyNeilan]

Make one another octave lower in that price range, and I'll take it.

[Bob Kolada]

Here they are in an ensemble-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ibuehQ ... re=related

[PMeuph]

The instrument is taught throughout Catalonia, most notably in the traditional music departments of the ESMUC in Barcelona and at the CRR in Perpignan, France.

Maybe one does need to learn 18th century flute articulations after all....or maybe not....

[ztuba]

So... The guys at Voigt make the best one of these and the only reason I mention it is because they just made a massive tuba! Sub contra FTW.

[Etienne1006]

So for a bass flugelhorn/C-Marching-Baritone/fiscorn, you have the choice between $5k or $300? There is no medium priced instruments?
Maybe used marching horns, but does C Marching horns exist?

[bububassboner]

Maybe used marching horns, but does C Marching horns exist?

It can with a hacksaw and torch