Aiolia Horns

GrumpyPe0n · Heavyweight Member Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 635

Take a peek, what are your comments on these aiolia horns? (yeah its in japanese ahaha but i the rounded pipes are supposed to increase air flow and speed and increase range..

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bestbras/

mrblowtorch · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

Very cool looking horns. The valve system and interchangeable bells are interesting. Dang, if I had a million yen I'd buy one of these right now!

nextbrassguy · Heavyweight Member Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 1428

I believe there were a few TH threads on these horns some months ago. I'd do a search and see what you find.

musicmork · Heavyweight Member Joined: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 1530

Seems like all these "NEW" ideas were inspired by MONETTE.

Am I right about this or am I missing something?
_________________
MARK /aka "musicmork"/ aka " The Creator "
TRUMPET: Getzen , Olds
MOUTHPIECES Bach 3-C, Schilke 13a4a
CORNET: Holton Galaxy (Awesome horn)
KEYBOARDS: Kurzweil PC88MX,Yamaha S-30, Casio Privia 575R

Tootsall · Heavyweight Member Joined: 05 May 2002 Posts: 2952

Mork... you are missing something. Check http://www.eclipsetrumpets.com . That tuning system is NOT used by anyone else.... kind of a solid mounted, but tuneable bell.

Since I've had mine only about 6 hours, 5 of which I was out of the house, I can't tell you much about the playing characteristics except to say it's very accurate.

Martin · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 3:28 am Post subject:

And Monette apparently was inspired by Romeo Adaci, a german brass instrument designer who claims to have been the first to come up with heavily braced horns.

Aioli is an italian garlic mayonnaise, BTW.

_________________
All the best

Martin
_____________________________________________________________________
"I have found that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played." - Arvo Pärt