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  1. Question C. Mahillon euphonium

    Does anyone know about this brand? There is one available from European based retailer and I am unfamiliar with this brand and design. It is described as a euphonium however I think it may be a baritone. Here is a link.
    https://the-brass-shop.com/c-mahillo...uphonium-e449/ Any input would be helpful.

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    Below is one result when doing a little research on Charles Mahillon-

    https://www.britannica.com/biography...arles-Mahillon

    Here is a related thread on TubeNet-

    http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=29517

    Based solely on its appearance, the linked Mahillon instrument may fall in the saxhorn category. Here is a thread describing the differences of a saxhorn-

    http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...e#.YVmC2ST3aEc
    Last edited by Shinn; 10-03-2021 at 05:37 AM.
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    Regarding the brand, Mahillon was a Belgian instrument maker from Brussels, from early 19th century to mid-20th century. In the earlier years they were a very high quality brand, but later the quality became a little less, yet still quite good. They were the official supplier for the Belgian army and the Brussels Conservatory, so their instruments were built to last. They also seem to have built many, since Mahillon instruments still show up often as barn finds, on yard sales and eBay-esque sites.
    Be sure to always check horn-u-copia.net when searching for information on vintage brass instruments...http://www.horn-u-copia.net

    Regarding the instrument, it does indeed look more baritonesque, but would probably be called a Saxhorn basse by the knowledgeable people of the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels, of wich Victor-Charles Mahillon himself was the very first curator.
    Since it was built in the later days of the workshop, quality is probably a student-level instrument, not quite professional but then again, it could go either way. While it does look nice, at €449 it is priced too high in my opinion. But it does look very nice. I am sure it is fun to play.
    Last edited by MarChant; 10-03-2021 at 04:44 PM.

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