Mello or Melli?

[John H]

why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

mellO, thank you very much

plural: mells

cause any more than 5 letters all together confuses us

[Just Another Sop]

I think it could also stem from the pronunciation of Mellophone.

Properly it would be Mell-O-phone but many people pronounce it Mell-UH-phone or Mell-EE-phone or

most common mell-IH-phone. Thus Melli (or Mellee) could make sense.

As for me, I prefrer to call one a Mell and plural being Mells.

Edited November 21, 2006 by Just Another Sop

[ResQ51Kmg365]

Seems the term melli is quite popular here in western PA (as that is the only place I've heard it). It makes me cringe and some of the older guys even have melli on their corps jackets. When whoever is in front of the line says "Melli's at measure 14...." I never put my horn up :P But then again, I like to live on the edge B)

[G-horns]

I call 'em midrange. Probably because I'm hopin' to hear a couple frenchies in there with 'em.

All I know is there are a few mellophone players that have to register with the local constabulary because they're using a lethal weapon. Mssrs. Nalls and Lawrence come to mind immediately. Neither of those guys ever met a lip trill they didn't like. b**bs

[mellos]

I prefer, The Greatest Marching Instrument Ever Created by The Hand of God and Kingdom.

[SaraNYC]

I prefer, The Greatest Marching Instrument Ever Created by The Hand of God and Kingdom.

Oh fer the love of god...

Guess who's coming to visit me for Thanksgiving Rutt - Cousin Joe and Kevin!!! LOL!

[camel lips]

Amen, my brother.

And...mellophoniums and mellophones are two different instruments.

Stan Kenton

"Big round tubing and the large flaring bells"

Sounds like a MELLO to me :P

I guess what I mean by that is he was speaking plural for the mellophonium section.He didnt call it a melliphonium now did he! :P Its a Mello!Not Melli!

Stan Kenton cannot be wrong.!Period.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/

Watch the video.Its great and there is a nice shot of the mellophonium there.

Edited November 22, 2006 by camel lips

[camel lips]

By the way, It really grates on me whenever I hear Soprano's referred to as "Trumpets"! Yuk! :sshh:

Off topic but if they are playing a trumpet then call it a trumpet.

Never give a trumpet player the satisfaction that he is a soprano player unless he is playing a soprano BUGLE! ^0^

[melligene]

....."Po-ta-toe"

....."Po-tah-toe"

....."To-ma-to"

....."To-mah-to"

....."Let's call the whole thing off" b**bs (I kill me.....)

[sburstall]

Isn't a melli and small mello?? :P