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24 Mar 12 - 06:40 PM (#3328341) Subject: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Jack Campin How does this thing work? double euphonium on French EBay |
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24 Mar 12 - 06:49 PM (#3328344) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Bernard Here y'go... It seems there's a valve which switches from one bell to t'other... |
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24 Mar 12 - 06:50 PM (#3328345) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Paul Burke I knew this was a Jack Campin post before I opened the thread... No idea what it is or how it's played, but keep finding them- c'est votre metier. |
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24 Mar 12 - 10:16 PM (#3328432) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: EBarnacle If you watch carefully, the left hand manipulates the switching valve and the music goes round and round and it comes out here. |
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25 Mar 12 - 05:58 AM (#3328538) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Ole Juul It is common to have a "trigger" valve, even on modern instruments. The double bell is not common any more though. I'm not a brass player, but I bet using the same first half for both second halves, is a design nightmare and is probably quite inadequate by modern standards. Double French horns are common, indeed standard for orchestral use, and it's not unusual to have an "F" trigger on a tenor trombone. |
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25 Mar 12 - 07:22 AM (#3328561) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: GUEST,Don Wise Don't panic.................... |
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25 Mar 12 - 08:39 AM (#3328582) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: mayomick 1 600,00 € whatever the sound it makes , the Zaphodbeeblebroxophone doesn't come cheap |
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25 Mar 12 - 12:13 PM (#3328649) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Tootler I think you'll find that it's actually €1600.00 as Continental Europe use a comma for a decimal point. Still not cheap, but not as expensive as you might have thought. I used to tutor students in Mainland Europe for the Open University. I needed to be aware of it as I came across it all the time as I was tutoring a technology course. |
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25 Mar 12 - 03:59 PM (#3328742) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Bernard Apparently it's like having a Euphonium and a Tenor Horn in the same instrument, with the valve to switch between the two. Something of a compromise... |
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25 Mar 12 - 04:02 PM (#3328746) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: BrooklynJay A bit pricey for me - I was hoping I could pick one up for €42. |
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25 Mar 12 - 09:50 PM (#3328904) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: GUEST,leeneia This reminds me of words from "Seventy-six Trombones" from the musical "The Music Man." There were copper-bottom typani in horse platoons thundering, thundering all along the way. Double-bell euphoniums and big bassoons, each bassoon having a big, fat say! At last I know what a double-bell euphonium is. |
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04 May 12 - 09:02 AM (#3346786) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Jack Campin And a different variety from West Africa: The Kakaki There is one of those for sale on French EBay (the photo doesn't make it clear if it's a one- or two-bell type). Only 250 EUR at the moment. From what you can see of it, it looks stunning. Kakaki on EBay And I bet it outblasts a vuvuzela by decibels. |
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04 May 12 - 01:46 PM (#3346876) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: Uncle_DaveO In my high-school band, back in 1946-47-48, we had one, maybe two double-bell euphoniums (euphonia?) in what was called the baritone section. My best friend played it/one-of-them. Dave Oesterreich |
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05 May 12 - 09:49 AM (#3347138) Subject: RE: The Zaphodbeeblebroxophone From: mayomick Going by the amount of syllables , you could actually substitute Zaphodbeeblebroxophones for Double-bell euphoniums if you wanted to sing 76 trombones . |