Klarinet Archive - Posting 000909.txt from 1997/08

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Marching Band
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:13:48 -0400

It has half the tube length (approx.) of a French horn, and hence is more
like what you call an alto horn and we call a tenor horn. The bore is
saxhorn-type rather than trumpet.
Roger Shilcock,

On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:

> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 22:17:57 -0400
> From: "Craig E. G. Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Marching Band
>
> A mellophone is like a bigger version of a trumpet. Players can use
> concert F Horn mouthpieces and it fingers the same, but is more
> practical for marching.
>
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