Never seen one of these before, and there are two on Ebay.
What is it?
How does it play?
Looks like a Kazoo..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Musical ... 3a90a05a02" target="_blank" target="_blank
Anyone have any experience behind one of these?
Four Bell Helicon??
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Navytubaman
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Four Bell Helicon??
J.K. Diamond
Retired, and enjoying it!
202 Army Band
U.S. Navy Band Washington, D.C.
Teaching back home
in Kentucky once again...
Retired, and enjoying it!
202 Army Band
U.S. Navy Band Washington, D.C.
Teaching back home
in Kentucky once again...
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dwaskew
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
it's a Schalmei, in a helicon shape.
http://wendemuseum.wordpress.com/2008/0 ... -schalmei/" target="_blank
http://wendemuseum.wordpress.com/2008/0 ... -schalmei/" target="_blank
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Navytubaman
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
Thanks!.
The collective knowledge is always better than one.
Not something I've ever run into. Now that you showed me other pictures I had seen smaller ones in Europe, just never this large.
Bet it would be a blast at Tuba Christmas!
The collective knowledge is always better than one.
Not something I've ever run into. Now that you showed me other pictures I had seen smaller ones in Europe, just never this large.
Bet it would be a blast at Tuba Christmas!
J.K. Diamond
Retired, and enjoying it!
202 Army Band
U.S. Navy Band Washington, D.C.
Teaching back home
in Kentucky once again...
Retired, and enjoying it!
202 Army Band
U.S. Navy Band Washington, D.C.
Teaching back home
in Kentucky once again...
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ppalan
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
Navytubaman wrote:The collective knowledge is always better than one.
Resistance is futile
Pete
ppalan
Mirafone186 CC 4v
Yamaha Eb 321
Wessex "Berg" F
Mirafone186 CC 4v
Yamaha Eb 321
Wessex "Berg" F
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Chuck Jackson
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
I'm assuming you have heard one and are being facetious. How in the great name of sound and tonality more than two of these instruments were ever allowed to be within 20 miles of each other is a mystery to mankind. I have to honestly say that that is my version of musical hell. But, hey, they seem to be huge in Germany.Navytubaman wrote:Bet it would be a blast at Tuba Christmas!
Chuck
I drank WHAT?!!-Socrates
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Rick F
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
Oh my! Sounds like an out-of-tune Calliope.
Sure wish I had those 5 minutes back.
Sure wish I had those 5 minutes back.
Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ/RF mpc
YEP-641S (recently sold), DE mpc (102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank)
Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches:
"Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
YEP-641S (recently sold), DE mpc (102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank)
Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches:
"Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
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imperialbari
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Re: Four Bell Helicon??
Worst problem is that they are so
serious about themselves:
http://youtu.be/c-F7WYYYvW0
But I have seen worse.
Ulster has marching accordion bands.
An English movie had a mounted kazoo band, boys on cockhorses.
serious about themselves:
http://youtu.be/c-F7WYYYvW0
But I have seen worse.
Ulster has marching accordion bands.
An English movie had a mounted kazoo band, boys on cockhorses.