What's a YamaFone?

[Dan Schultz]

THAT's what you get when you put a bell from a Yamaha YBB201 onto a Mirafone 186?

The one with the Yammie bell is on the right. The camera angle makes it look shorter but both horns are the same height. The swap went very well because the Yammie bell throat when the bell is trimmed to the proper length is nearly identical to the Mirafone bell... 'cept the bell diameter is 17 1/4". It plays great! (The chicken had nothing to do with it!)
http://thevillagetinker.com/projects.htm

[Chuck Jackson]

I beg to digress....the chicken ALWAYS has something to do with it.

[Tubadork]

Yamaha Phone?
http://aw-us-web.yamaha-ringtone.com/se ... ageServlet
Bill

[Dan Schultz]

Did you listen to the Yamaha ringtones? Oh my, at least listen to this one called Turkey Bird Flu:

http://aw-us-web.yamaha-ringtone.com/se ... ne_id=2381



Jim

Yuck!

This all comes as I am watching the Andy Griffith 'Band Concert' episode.

[Haugan]

The thought of what that horn could/may sound like made the hair stand up on the back of my neck, and gave me a case of the "cold sweats"

Paul "not a big fan of horns stamped out on an assembly line like automobiles" Haugan

Who knows, when YOU play it, I might LIKE it........

By the way, isn't it going from Mouthpiece to bell? hence: A "MIRAMAHA" ???

[MikeMason]

i think Tubatinker is onto something,depending on the sound.we've all seen several otherwise great old 186's go for a song on ebay because they were bell front only.this would be a great and cost effective way to get a possibly nice and economical 186.This is very similar to how i got my big holton for a fraction of it's value(and with a brand new stainless steel valve section to boot).http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/ ... 95cef6.jpg