mellophoniumn.
/ˌmɛləˈfəʊnɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈfoʊniəm/ Music.
A form of mellophone (mellophone n.) with the bell projecting forwards.
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mellophonium1932
1932 Times Herald (Olean, N.Y.) 16 June 9/1 Dudley Fosdick, mellophonium, only instrument of its kind in the world. Invented by Fosdick.
1957 Conn Band Instruments Catal. 31 In the range of the French Horn, the Mellophonium is easier to play.
1962 Melody Maker 7 July 9 The Stan Kenton–Tex Ritter Capitol album soon to be released, has mellophoniums, trombones, and rhythm only, plus the hawaiian guitar.
1980 New Grove Dict. Music XII. 111/2 Mellophone... In the 1950s C. G. Conn Inc. brought out a new model, the mellophonium, with a bell of full orchestral horn width but projecting forwards.
1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 May 12 Jimmy Deuchar on trumpet and the deeper-throated mellophonium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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