Please see my PM -- mm55
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Please see my PM -- mm55
I have a King Eb Altonium. "Altonium" is a King model name for an alto horn designed to be used with a French horn mouthpiece. It's the same pitch as an ordinary Eb alto horn. It's not "between alto...
I don't believe that this is the case.
" ... cut-outs in the sides to reduce weight ... "
Design the size and shape of the cutouts so they can be used as carrying handles.
I attended a brass ensemble recital at Berklee earlier this week, and one of the groups, a euphonium/tuba quintet, played an original composition by one of the euphonium players. It's a really nice...
I'm not too worried about the valve slides. Conn recommended specific amounts to pull each valve slide for "low pitch" (e.g. 2nd valve 9/32", 1st valve 9/16"). And in fact, those recommended lengths...
The original Conn "E" and the Kelly 12 were obviously wrong, so I bought a Yamaha 51D, which is what I've been using. Maybe I should try some others; that's an excellent idea. I'll try the Conn and...
Thanks, Dave.
For the moment, I'm sticking with the idea of keeping the horn in original condition (although it has brand new springs, corks, pads, etc). Why do I care? I'm not sure! Replacing the...
I have an old (ca 1912) Conn euphonium, and it's set up for high or low pitch. There's a tuning slide extension (two parallel tubes, braced) for low pitch, and high pitch is without the extension....
Thanks!
The 1913 Conn catalog is here:
http://www.saxophone.org/museum/publications/id/131
The mouthpieces in question are on page 33 of the catalog, which is page 39 of the slideshow (click...
I have an "E" as well. It came with a 1912 model euphonium. According to the 1913 C. G. Conn catalog, the euphonium mouthpiece is marked "E" and the small baritone or trombone mouthiece is marked "B"...