June 21, 2008 by John Ericson
Archived under: Equipment, Mellophones & Marching
Mellophone and Mellophonium Updates
One thing I have noted with the improved statistics available with the enhancements to this blog is that there are many visitors interested in the mellophone. In relation to that, I have converted into full scale articles several of what were originally blog posts. In “My Mellophonium Mood” I discuss my experiences playing the classic Conn 16E Mellophonium, an instrument notably used by the Stan Kenton orchestra in a number of recordings and also used by the great Don Elliott, and in “Mellophone Mouthpiece Options” I combine the best of a group of posts on mellophone mouthpieces. Both are online bonus materials to my publication, A Mello Catechism, available from Horn Notes Edition.
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