Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 666 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:08 am Post subject:
Halflip wrote:
Very nice playing; the way you worked out how to properly exploit your special instrument is impressive.
It would appear that you've developed the Yma Sumac of flugelhorns!
Yma Sumac?! Wow hahahahaha
I was crazy to play in the low register using the flugelhorn, but I had intonation problems on my previous horn. I had a Courtois and intonation on the regular range was nice, but it was terrible below F#.
Now I know that it wasn't a bad flugelhorn... not at all! But any 4 valve instrument has the same intonation problems, and I'm not very good lipping the notes, at least notes that are super out of tune, like on the 4 valve flugelhorn
Now, some pictures of the flugelhorn
_________________ Robson Adabo de Mello
1 Corinthians 14:8 (KJV)
"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
Another question: is this a screw bell conversion? _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
1992 Bach 43GH/43
1989 Kühnl & Hoyer Model 15 flugel
1980/2023 Custom Blessing Scholastic C 😎
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1951 Buescher 400 Lightweight
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Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 1887 Location: San Diego, CA
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:31 pm Post subject:
spitvalve wrote:
That is really cool! Turning a flugelhorn into a tuba...maybe you could call it a fluba.
A flugelhorn is a soprano tuba anyway. _________________ BKA! Mic Gillette was my mentor and friend.
Marcinkiewicz Mic G. trumpet, Custom Marcinkiewicz mpc. (Among others)
Marcinkiewicz Rembrandt flugel, Benge 8Z cornet, King 2B, Bach 36, Benge 190, Getzen 3062... many more. All Marc. mouthpieces.
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 666 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:32 pm Post subject:
Brassnose wrote:
Another question: is this a screw bell conversion?
Yes! I made the project of this screw ring and Doug Meeuwsen did a incredible job with the lathe. He's a member here: Lipshurt _________________ Robson Adabo de Mello
1 Corinthians 14:8 (KJV)
"For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 1015 Location: Mid-Hudson Valley, NY
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:53 pm Post subject:
This horn has also become a good advertisement for Saturn water keys!
[I have only one on mine] _________________ Matt Finley https://mattfinley.bandcamp.com/releases
Kanstul 1525 flugel with French taper, Shires Bb Destino Med & C trumpets, Schilke XA1 cornet, Schagerl rotary, Schilke P5-4 picc, Yamaha soprano sax, Powell flute. Sanborn GR66MS & Touvron-D.
Joined: 13 Mar 2024 Posts: 4 Location: Charlotte NC
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:18 am Post subject:
Robson wrote:
Halflip wrote:
Very nice playing; the way you worked out how to properly exploit your special instrument is impressive.
It would appear that you've developed the Yma Sumac of flugelhorns!
Yma Sumac?! Wow hahahahaha
I was crazy to play in the low register using the flugelhorn, but I had intonation problems on my previous horn. I had a Courtois and intonation on the regular range was nice, but it was terrible below F#.
Now I know that it wasn't a bad flugelhorn... not at all! But any 4 valve instrument has the same intonation problems, and I'm not very good lipping the notes, at least notes that are super out of tune, like on the 4 valve flugelhorn
Now, some pictures of the flugelhorn
Wow!!! It looking good. I hope it sound great again
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