Antique Musical Instruments/mellophone reference

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Expert: - 7/21/2009


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I'm looking for some sort of written overview of the mellophone (early 20th
century) so I can include a summary from a reputable print source in a
historical work I'm writing. I have read the details on the horn-u-copia site
and have gained lots of information myself, but still need to put a print
source in the bibliography. The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments is
not useful at all. Do you know of a book, or journal article, that has a history
and a description of the mellophone? Many thanks.

Answer
There was an podcast on Mellocast.com that discusses the mellophone history.  But, I don't know that you are going to find an accurate printed history of the mellophone other than on the internet.  You might also want to check Al's Mellophone Page.  

http://www.alsmiddlebrasspages.com/mellophone/  

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Kenton Scott

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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.

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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net

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