Re: "Mellophone" or "Mellophonium"?



I forgot to answer your question
Yes Kenton did design his mellophonium in 1960

It was a hacksaw job on an Indiana Marching Band Mellophone - He later
brought it to Conn and they made the mellophoniums used by the "hell
raisers" in his orchestra

The details are on the website I listed
http://home.comcast.net/%7Enoel_wedder/wsb/kentonindex2.html

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