World's largest tuba

sticky_valve · Post by **sticky_valve** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:49 pm

For those who might be interested, some more images have popped up on gettyimages website of the world's largest functional tuba at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum on March 8, 2013 in Markneukirchen, Germany.

http://www.gettyimages.com.au/Search/Se ... oduct=News

"The tuba is exactly double the dimensions in every respect to a normal tuba, and twenty local artisans crafted it in 2010 as part of celebrations around the town's 650th anniversary. The tuba will soon travel to Frankfurt, where it will be displayed at the 2013 Music Trade Fair. Markneukirchen has a rich tradition of brass and wood musical instrument manufacture dating back to the 17th century."

bigtubby · Post by **bigtubby** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:30 pm

Neptune wrote:I went and saw the B&H BBb at the Horniman Museum in London on Friday.

Interesting that if it was playable, it would have to be operated by a left handed giant

The model upon which the Yamaha YBB 102 was built?

taylorbeaty · Post by **taylorbeaty** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:07 am

I wish there were more of these huge beasts around. Only thing is it'd take a giant with a huge air supply to play them!

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:07 am

sticky_valve wrote:The tuba will soon travel to Frankfurt, where it will be displayed at the 2013 Music Trade Fair.

I will look forward to seeing this tuba in Frankfurt! Any other TubeNeter's going?

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:12 am

See it? Let us know if they let you play it, Jonathan! Videos, please!

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:05 pm

Steve Marcus wrote:See it? Let us know if they let you play it, Jonathan! Videos, please!

+1!

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