Displaying Euphoniums no longer in use

[anadmai]

This is probably a rather weird question....

I have an old (1906) Henry Distin Euphonium I no longer play. I got it back in the mid 80's as my first horn and it's still playable to this day. I'd like to find a unique way to display it rather than just letting it sit bell down on the floor (I hate that!!!!!). I have to polish it but afterwards want to keep it somewhere nice but also on display.

Has anyone done something similar?

[RickF]

Hickey's Music Center has a wall hanger for euphonium or baritone but the picture is not that great.

https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/...all-hanger.php

[anadmai]

Makes me think someone at this company is/was a Salvationist. At first I thought it was a military reference, but right afterwards Military Bands are mentioned. Sorry. I notice things like that. This is a great idea. I might look into it. This horn is a beauty when it's properly cleaned.

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Hickey's Music Center has a wall hanger for euphonium or baritone but the picture is not that great.

https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/...all-hanger.php

[highpitch]

Dana, (I think) a bandmate of mine built a 'tree' out of finished lumber to put in his front room, hanging all his tubas, Sousas, and euphs on.

Kind of a work of art...

DG

[anadmai]

I’d LOVE to see a photo of this.

Dana, (I think) a bandmate of mine built a 'tree' out of finished lumber to put in his front room, hanging all his tubas, Sousas, and euphs on.

Kind of a work of art...

DG

[highpitch]

Working on getting that.

DG

[highpitch]

Done.

DG

[davewerden]

Done.

DG

Outstanding!

[anadmai]

That’s pretty neat. I’m not the handiest woman on the planet but it does give me an idea.

[John Morgan]

Working on getting that.

DG

Dennis,

Now that is just too neat!! Gives me some ideas as well with my collection of horns. Just have to figure out a space in our new home in Florida.

John

[John Morgan]

This is probably a rather weird question....

I have an old (1906) Henry Distin Euphonium I no longer play. I got it back in the mid 80's as my first horn and it's still playable to this day. I'd like to find a unique way to display it rather than just letting it sit bell down on the floor (I hate that!!!!!). I have to polish it but afterwards want to keep it somewhere nice but also on display.

Has anyone done something similar?

Not really answering your post, but just now noticing that you have a name for your Henry Dustin Euphonium (Junior). I like it that you name your horns. I think I have only named my Adams E3, and my wife suggested the name. It is Nellie Bell. Haven't used the name much, but that is her name, none the less.

I have an old baritone that has pretty much been through the wringer. My band director bought it I think at an estate sale for like $10, so that tells you about the horn. But it is truly neat. At our home we just left in South Dakota, we put it atop a wooden CD case that was about 4-5 feet tall. It looked good there.

At a restaurant we used to go to, they had a big overhead chandelier type thing and they attached all kinds of instruments to that. That was pretty cool. And I have seen single horns simply mounted to a particular wall in a home. Kind of like how a music store displays guitars. If you did this, you might surround the horn with pictures of you and the horn together in action, or just the horn and just you or any combination. Make it a themed wall. You sound clever, go for it!

[rgorscak]

John

Have they finalized a date for you to move into your new home?

Rich G

[John Morgan]

John

Have they finalized a date for you to move into your new home?

Rich G

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