Posted by Dan on December 03, 2003 at 12:11:58:
In Reply to: Mirafone 188 5/4 or 4/4? posted by Chris on December 02, 2003 at 20:37:25:
The horns that are coming out these days are very large (any horn named "Neptune" is probably just huge), and in comparison to them the 188 is a 4/4 horn. If you were to step back 10 years or more it would very clearly be a 5/4 horn with a tight wrap.
So, to answer your question, yes it is both. It's decidedly larger than a 186, but oddly enough wrapped into a smaller package. It is large enough to keep up with a good sized orchestra or band, but not too much for quintet and solo.
Does this sound like a sales pitch?
Dan