Walter E. Sear 1930-2010

[Mcordon1]

John Bardo has told me some pretty interesting stories about Walter Sear.

He owns an interesting Sear horn. It's an old Cerveny Kaiser 4V CC with a fairly small bell and a bore of .846

I'll have John post some stories next time I see him, I'm sure you'll enjoy them!

[EdFirth]

I had the good fortune to spend quite a bit of time at Mr Sear's establishment while I was with the band at West Point in the early 70's.He was always gracious, patient, and generous with his time. We traded alot of horns back and forth as I was 20 years pld and wanted to try something else about every other week. He'd always trot out a bunch of horns and listen and give teriffic feedback. He introduced me to Arnold Jacobs when Chicago came to town to play Fantastique and I let him use ny Kaiser Cerveny C as a demo at the first Tuba conference at Bloomingtin in 1973 as he had sold all of his stock. Always a gentleman and a behind the scenes giant in the world of tubas. Rest in Peace Mr Sear. Ed

[jtuba]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/arts/ ... odayspaper" target="_blank

The NY Times obit

[pigman]

please join the facebook page rest in peace Walter E Sear and post your story
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Ray Noguera