Posted by Pete Krill on October 21, 1999 at 09:36:41:
In Reply to: Miraphone, yesterday and today posted by Jeff Chronister on October 20, 1999 at 23:55:29:
I have had a Miraphone 188 for over three years, and have played it in brass quintets, concert bands, and large and small orchestras. It is a versatile horn which works well in a variety of settings. I don't find it overbearing for brass quintet work, and find that I can get more definition from the horn than from a Miraphone 186 that I owned previously.
The horn that I own is probably from the late seventies (I bought it used), and I had it overhauled at Dillon Music (New nickle-silver leadpipe, adjustable-gap receiver, new teflon sockets for the valves, and a general clean out).
There are two used 188's for sale at www.netinstruments.com