Mellophone
OriginUSA
Year1900
FamilyBrass
About the Mellophone
The marching band equivalent of the French horn. Three valves with the bell pointing forward. Easier to play outdoors than the French horn. Used in drum and bugle corps. The sound is brighter than the horn. The mellophone has a different fingering than the horn.
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