In the early 1960s, while heading R&D for F.E. Olds & Son, Zig Kanstul began working on what was to become the first full line of modern marching brass instruments—optimized for outdoor projection, playability and musicality. Check out our ad for Music Trades Magazine where we tell the story of the origin of the first marching mellophone with professional-level intonation and playability. This ultimately resulted in today’s F Marching Mellophone and G Mellophone Bugle from Kanstul.
Jack Kanstul tells the story in a 2-part video:
