Melofon: kufotokoza kwa chida, zikuchokera, phokoso, ntchito

Mailofoni, kapena mellophone, ndi chida chamkuwa chodziwika kwambiri ku North America.

M’maonekedwe ake, amaoneka ngati lipenga ndi nyanga nthawi imodzi. Monga chitoliro, ili ndi ma valve atatu. Zimagwirizanitsidwa ndi nyanga ya ku France ndi zala zofanana, koma zimasiyanitsidwa ndi chubu chachifupi chakunja.

Timbre ya chida choimbira imakhalanso ndi malo apakati: ndi ofanana kwambiri ndi lipenga, koma pafupi ndi timbre ya lipenga. Chodziwika kwambiri cha mellophone ndi kaundula wapakati, pomwe chapamwamba chimamveka chokhazikika komanso chopanikizidwa, ndipo chapansi, ngakhale chodzaza, koma cholemetsa.

Iye kawirikawiri amachita payekha, koma nthawi zambiri amatha kumveka mu gulu lankhondo lamkuwa kapena symphony orchestra mu lipenga. Kuphatikiza apo, ma melophone akhala ofunikira kwambiri pakuguba.

Lili ndi belu loyang'ana kutsogolo, lomwe limakupatsani mwayi wowongolera mawuwo mbali ina yake.

Mellophone ndi ya gulu la zida zosinthira ndipo, monga lamulo, ili ndi dongosolo mu F kapena mu Es yokhala ndi ma octave awiri ndi theka. Zigawo za chida ichi zalembedwa mu treble clef chachisanu pamwamba pa phokoso lenileni.