Posted by Mark in Ohio on August 21, 2001 at 21:17:08:
In Reply to: Symphonie Fantastique on PBS (II) posted by Larry Zaidan on August 21, 2001 at 08:09:49:
Dunno about the mutes idea, but ...
I've often wondered if one could utilize some sort of bell-reducing device to emulate opheclide tone; A not-too conical device with a small bell that you would place into the stock bell like a mute, but the outer perimeter of the device would have a seal (rather than cork spacers) to route all sound through the small bell. This would probably work real well with a smaller horn that isn't too big after the bottom bow.
Maybe I shoulda applied for a patent before sharing that . . .
Can anyone out there share the specific bore & taper parameters of the last 2-1/2 feet of a typical opheclide?
--Mark "got the idea while blowing a sousa w/a cardboard cone instead of a bell" Mazak