Unusual horn in Rose Parade

[David Richoux]

I was watching the coverage (late, as usual - thank you TIVO!) and saw a large band from El Salvador in the parade. There looked to be something like a high bell circular Mellophone, or something in the mid-range of marching horns. There were a few normal folded euphoniums, but these were different!

I tried watching some video clips and looked at some Google images but this was the only close shot:

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This video has some distracting views - just a few seconds of the horn in question.

Any ideas?

[Todd S. Malicoate]

Here's a better look:


It's a Holton MH102 Bb marching horn.

[David Richoux]

Thanks! I'm going to look for one of those - it woud be great for one band I am in.

However, at least one owner was not too pleased with his.

[The Big Ben]

Thanks! I'm going to look for one of those - it woud be great for one band I am in.

However, at least one owner was not too pleased with his.

He gave it a grade of "A"?

[imperialbari]

What do you call such large percussion and drum section? Latin gang bang?

[GC]

The valve tubing wrap is quite different, the final bell angle is different, and the ones the Salvadorans are using don't seem to have screw-on bells. Are you sure that's the same?

[imperialbari]

The sample above is a Holton M-100 rather than the MH-102 shown below here.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

There also have been Chinese copies of the Holton concept. The Holtons have that emblem in the main tuning slide’s stay.

Klaus

[GC]

Thanks, Klaus.

[Ace]

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