Re: question

[Laura Conrad]

>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Bailey <address@hidden> writes:

    Simon> the reason i'm asking is that i have a score of an historic march 
which
    Simon> i'm rearranging and one of the parts is for 1st Ebrocono. i just 
need to
    Simon> know if its more a treble, tenor or bass instrument.

Can't you tell from the clef?

    Simon> anybody got any idea?

Clifford Bevan's "The Tuba Family" refers to something called "Ebor
Corno".  Here's the paragraph:

        In the United States, the introduction of the tuba and
        development of the all-brass band occurred at roughly the same
        time as in England.  Following bands of woodwind and brass,
        with generally an ophicleide or bass horn prviding the lowest
        notes, the mid-1830s saw the establishment of several bands
        consisting entirely of brass instruments.  The first was
        probably the Dodworth Band of New York which dispensed with
        woodwind in 1834, but the bass part was still no doubt played
        on an ophicleide since Dodworth's 'bell-over-the-shoulder'
        instruments were not patented until 1838 and the _Ebor Corno_
        valve instruments, again of Dodworth invention, were
        apparently built only in alto and tenor sizes.  The
        backward-facing instruments were made to Allen Dodworth's
        design by Uhlmann of Vienna in considerable quantities and a
        wide reange of sizes.  The Henry Ford Museum at Dearborn,
        Michigan contains about 20 specimens and there is one in the
        Horniman Museum, London (Fig. 15).  Exclusively marching
        instruments, the inventor is on record as having stated their
        unsuitability for concert work.  (In Britain, however, Sir
        Michael Costa had backward-facing trombones made to counter
        his players' alleged 'overblowing'.) many of the Dodworth
        instruments were used during the Civil War (1861-5).

If that's not it, I have no ideas.  I can't tell whether the Ebor
Corno's were backward-facing or some other kind of invention.

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