Help to identify this tuba

saxophyte · Post by **saxophyte** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:03 pm

This is a recent purchase of mine .The bore is .750 , It looks to me like a york 716 with a removable bell.

saxophyte · Post by **saxophyte** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:04 pm

pictures would help
http://s672.photobucket.com/user/saxoph ... t=3&page=1" target="_blank" target="_blank

saxophyte · Post by **saxophyte** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:00 pm

serial number 116xxx

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:12 pm

Hmmm... .750" bore?? Looks like a York 'Master' to me.

saxophyte · Post by **saxophyte** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:23 pm

It doesnt look like any of the master pictures on the internet.
for instance
https://www.google.com/search?q=york+ma ... B450%3B658" target="_blank" target="_blank

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:40 pm

saxophyte wrote:It doesnt look like any of the master pictures on the internet.

How about these two?

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:17 am

Hard to tell from your pictures.

A close up of the braces would help.

Bob

TheHatTuba · Post by **TheHatTuba** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:57 am

Gonna guess original York. The bell receiver and valve caps are slightly different than the York Master tubas Dan posted but are identical to the York 716 I own.

bigtubby · Post by **bigtubby** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:57 pm

Hmmm shiiiny and near Cleveland ...

saxophyte · Post by **saxophyte** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:43 pm

BUT NOT FROM SOUTH EUCLID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:42 am

TheHatTuba wrote:Gonna guess original York. The bell receiver and valve caps are slightly different than the York Master tubas Dan posted but are identical to the York 716 I own.

There are some slight differences in appearance but I don't think the original Yorks used the tapered receiver/tenon sets. That seems to be a Bohm & Meinl thing.

The name 'York' was passed around quite a bit once the American York factory was closed.

Tabor · Post by **Tabor** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:10 am

Despite the general condition, lacquer & overall appearance, The caps & two thick braces on the upper 3rd slide kinda say York to me. Gee whiz, the older YM and the Yorks look a lot alike.

...also, the bell screws are at the very top of the tenon, like a York...

....also that big a** diamond shaped brace on the leadpipe front & center...

Yep. Going with York.

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