Well, if this is in the wrong place let me know.
This is a video clip from a James Bond Movie, there is a helicon in the brass band, who knows, what kind of helicon is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5-thpEU-MQ
Sorry, forgot to add the link.
What Tuba is this?
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What Tuba is this?
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Re: What Tuba is this?
Link added!
After googling around a little I'm under the impression that it's Alan Jaffe playing a Buescher.
After googling around a little I'm under the impression that it's Alan Jaffe playing a Buescher.
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Re: What Tuba is this?
When I first read the topic, I was wondering if this was a re-titled Christmas song. I'm just sayin'.
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Re: What Tuba is this?
Yes, Allan Jaffe played often with Olympia Brass, and that is him in the clip. They had a long running gig at Preservation Hall. I think that is his Buescher, but possibly not the one with the detachable bell.
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If I remember correctly, Allan Jaffe (1935-87) played a Buescher helicon. It was ancient.
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I played a 1930s Buescher sousaphone when I was in high school. Except for the bell, it looked very similar.
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Re: What Tuba is this?
Allan had quite a collection of old Helicons - he kept them in a side room of Preservation Hall. I got to play a few of them in the early 1980s when I went to Jazzfest.
His main touring horn was a new-ish Buescher with a detachable bell.
I don't think this is the detachable one.
His main touring horn was a new-ish Buescher with a detachable bell.
I don't think this is the detachable one.
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Re: What Tuba is this?
Much better video quality on this version of the James Bond - Olympia Band Funeral Dirge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bdohpu1 ... ature=fvwp" target="_blank" target="_blank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bdohpu1 ... ature=fvwp" target="_blank" target="_blank
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