Tommy Johnson & Jaws

[Z-Tuba Dude]

Does anyone know what horn Tommy Johnson used for the Jaws solo? F?….CC?….Other?

[circusboy]

He used a modified Yamaha F tuba. He had LA brass maker Robb Stewart modify the horn to act as a compensating F/CC double tuba to better handle the specific requirements of the part.

He later had a second Yamaha F tuba modified in the same way, which became his primary studio horn.

[Z-Tuba Dude]

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He used a modified Yamaha F tuba. He had LA brass maker Robb Stewart modify the horn to act as a compensating F/CC double tuba to better handle the specific requirements of the part.

He later had a second Yamaha F tuba modified in the same way, which became his primary studio horn.
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Thanks, that is helpful.

I have been asked to play it, and I am deciding what horn to use.