I-Melofon: incazelo yensimbi, ukwakheka, umsindo, ukusetshenziswa

I-melophone, noma i-mellophone, iyinsimbi yethusi ethandwa kakhulu eNyakatho Melika.

Ngokubukeka, kufana kokubili kwecilongo nophondo ngesikhathi esisodwa. Njengepayipi, inama-valve amathathu. Ixhunywe nophondo lwesiFulentshi ngeminwe efanayo, kodwa ihlukaniswa neshubhu elingaphandle elifushane.

I-timbre yensimbi yomculo nayo ithatha indawo ephakathi: ifana kakhulu nophondo, kodwa eduze ne-timbre yecilongo. Okugqama kakhulu kwe-mellophone irejista ephakathi, kuyilapho ephezulu izwakala ishubile futhi icindezelekile, kanti ephansi, nakuba igcwele, kodwa isindayo.

Akavamile ukwenza yedwa, kodwa ngokuvamile angazwakala ku-orchestra yezempi noma i-symphony orchestra engxenyeni yophondo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imiculo isiyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kumamashi.

Inensimbi ebheke phambili, ekuvumela ukuthi uqondise umsindo endaweni ethile.

I-Mellophone iyingxenye yesigaba samathuluzi okudlulisa futhi, njengomthetho, inesistimu ku-F noma ku-Es enohlu lwama-octave amabili nesigamu. Izingxenye zaleli thuluzi zirekhodwa ku-treble clef ingxenye yesihlanu ngaphezu komsindo wangempela.