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The mellophone has a reputation of having numerous problems. Patterson Hornworks has studied the instrument and created a fix that vastly improves many of these issues.
Introducing the Patterson Custom Mellophone Leadpipe:
◊ The perfect alternative to buying new mellophones
◊ Uses French horn mouthpiece - no mouthpiece adapter!
◊ Improves sound, range and projection
◊ Fixes intonation issues
◊ Features an angled leadpipe for the French horn embouchure
◊ Eases the transition from mellophone to French horn
"We all love the Patterson leadpipe!"
- The Mellocast - www.mellocast.com
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Check out this YouTube video to see a section of Yamaha 204 mellophones with our leadpipe conversions playing Pines of the Appian Way. Don't be too quick to judge! Resphigi had in mind a saxhorn or flugelhorn, so perhaps this isn't such a far stretch? Regardless, it's a good way to keep up with the trumpets and trombones volume-wise...
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These mellophone upgrades were designed with education in mind. We offer school discounts, and do our best to work with the hectic school schedule.
"This is the best solution for French horn players in a marching band"
- Rick Lambrecht - Band Clinician, Texas Bandmaster's Hall of Fame
Schools using the Patterson leadpipe:
◊ Oñate High School (Las Cruces, NM)
◊ Amarillo High School (Amarillo, TX)
◊ Mayfield High School (Las Cruces, NM)
◊ Alamo Heights High School (San Antonio, TX)
◊ New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)
◊ Brenham High School (Brenham, TX)
◊ Eastwood High School (El Paso, TX)
◊ Duncanville High School (Duncanville, TX)
◊ Ashdown Junior High School (Ashdown, AR)
◊ Moody High School (Corpus Christi, TX)
◊ Bartlesville High School (Bartlesville, OK)
◊ Las Cruces High School (Las Cruces, NM)
◊ Tascosa High School (Amarillo, TX)
◊ McAllen High School (McAllen, TX)
◊ Memorial High School (McAllen, TX)
◊ Rowe High School (McAllen, TX)
◊ Centennial High School (Las Cruces, NM)
◊ University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)
◊ Midland High School (Midland, TX)
◊ Coronado High School (El Paso, TX)
Click here to see our Mellophone Upgrades for Schools Brochure.
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The versatile Patterson mellophone leadpipe is also great for jazz. Mark Taylor, French horn / mellophone jazz artist, posted a review of a mellophone we modified on Horn Matters. You can see his review here.
"The sound was fat and punchy, with the capability of a nice edge and some color variation that I didn't expect"
- Mark Taylor
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