E flat Tenor Horn

[gwk]

Does anyone play an E flat Tenor horn?

Just curious...

[invictious]

You mean these?

[quantum]

Why does the bell come out the same direction as the mouthpiece?  How do you hold this thing?

[Bob]

The bell goes over the left shoulder, facing backwards.  I can't tell exactly what type of valves those are... The bell couldn't go under the armpit -- how odd would that be?

Strange creatures here....

[quantum]

So I can use one of these when driving, and if the car behind starts following too close I can warn them by playing this horn.   

[timothy42b]

Nah, those were designed for cavalry units.

Horses will dump you off if you play a bad enough note, so the bells were designed to play away from their ears.

"Tenor horn" is a different size in different countries.  In Germany it is a 9 foot Bb instrument equivalent to euphonium but of smaller and more conical bore, similar to the British baritone.  But I think in the UK tenor horn means what I would call an alto horn. 

So which one do you mean? 

[arensky]

Mr. Google is our friend! 

I started on the clarinet in high school marching band but found it annoying and the band director needed someone to play one of the "oddball" horns (Eb alto horn or Bb baritone horn). I opted for the Baritone since it was easier for me. The alto horn always intrigued me, though. BTW alto horn and tenor horn are the same thing, different names in Europe and America.

Make sure to read the "1921" letter on the link below, how times have changed. What would he think of Rap? 

https://abbakiwi.tripod.com/id10.html

The Mellophone is similar, it replaces the French Horn in marching bands. It is also adept as a jazz horn; Stan Kenton used it in some of his 1950's symphonic jazz bands, here it is played very well by Don Elliot ( at 1:00). It comes in different shapes, usually the one we see is trumpet shaped, but this one is like an inverted French Horn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_Tjcphzuo

I think I want one....

[Bob]

They use fluegelhorns in jazz a lot -- soprano tubas.

[arensky]

They use fluegelhorns in jazz a lot -- soprano tubas.

Yes, a friend suggested I take that up. Right now, it's between the flute and the trombone. A friend will give me a flute and I have two trombones already. Not that I have all the time and the money to devote to a new instrument... 

[G.W.K]

I think you are all about to go off the topic here...please stick to the subject!

G.W.K

[G.W.K]

So...does anyone play an E flat Tenor Horn?

G.W.K