Posted by dp on July 07, 2003 at 15:33:42:
In Reply to: Miraphone history posted by SHS Tubamaster on July 06, 2003 at 13:31:20:
180(f), 183(e-flat), 184, 185, 186 all are 50's instruments,
the design actually pre-dates the use of the Miraphone/Mirafone name.
I had a tiny "Graslitz" f here for a while that was obviously a Miraphone,
and was easily 50+ years old.
the 188(CC) and 190 went production in the early 70's.
The 187 (or is it the 189?)is just a number-change 188 in BBflat,
I never heard of it til about 10 years ago. 190 and 191 are new (within the past 5-10 years)
Charlie Krause might be able to be more definitive.
f.w.i.w.