The Mighty Thor

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:28 am

It's always good to hear of a tuba player who is happy with his/her equipment. Enjoy.

cambrook · Post by **cambrook** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:12 pm

Try this

http://www.meinl-weston.com/5450.htm

Roger Lewis · Post by **Roger Lewis** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:46 pm

the more I admire the great work that my dear friend Jens Bjorn Larson did on the development of this instrument. My hat is also off to Gerhard Meinl for having the insight to work with Jens on this horn and to Ferdinand and all the other great people at the Meinl Weston production facility in Geretsried. My wife and I have come to love that area of Germany and the wonderful people there.

We've been having some web page "growing pains" but the Thor tubas are in stock (pardon the shameless plug).

Roger

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:33 am

Scoob,
What would you think of this as a quintet horn (real world average quintet, not vintage CSO quintet)?

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:01 pm

Scooby Tuba wrote:Although you may not be able to tell from the pictures I've posted, the Thor has a wider body (bigger radii in the top and bottom bows) than the 2155R (or 2155/2000 for that matter). The top and bottom bows are also a wider taper.

The horn that these new horns were based on was another Bob Tucci find (as I've heard it).

A big "thanks" to Bob!

FWIW, The 2155R is much larger than the 2155/2000 namesakes; they are nothing alike.
I would be very curious if you could measure the circumference of where the bell meets the ferrule and where the bottom bow meets the ferrule connecting it to the next branch.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:30 am

I studied with Don the last year he was flying down from Buffalo to NYC every week. He is a BIG guy, a CRAZY guy, and very proud of his Indian heritage.
I am sure anyone who has studied with him probably has at least a dozen stories to tell.

patentnonsense · Post by **patentnonsense** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:26 pm

Sorry, I've gotta ask: what does a Thor cost??

You have the right to remain silent...

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:31 pm

Scooby Tuba wrote:
MartyNeilan wrote:I would be very curious if you could measure the circumference of where the bell meets the ferrule and where the bottom bow meets the ferrule connecting it to the next branch.

I'll try to measure as soon as I have a chance and let you know.

Well, sorry for the delay - couldn't find my wife's sewing tape.
Here goes:
Where the bell meets the ferrule: 16 1/2" around.
Bottom bow: 15 3/4" around on the large side and 11 1/8" around on the small side.
Approx 39 1/2" tall.
This is a big tuba that is sizewise between a 2155 and 2165.
The only "small" dimension is the very old-school German bell flare - IE hardly any flare at all unlike the American pancakes. The bell diameter measures 17 7/8".

Scoob - I would love to see tha stats on your horn and see how closely they line up.

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