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Last year I acquired a Carl Fischer tuba. I assume it was made after World War II; it's stamped, "MADE IN CECKOSLOWAKIA." It's a tiny E-flat that doen't play all that well but it's good for keeping up the chops on vacation out of the country. Does anyone know anything about this instrument? The mouthpipe is wide enough to accept my Conn Helleberg mouthpiece. The mouthpiece that came with it is very stuffy. I would guess that it was made by Cerveny. Am I correct?

I think more probably post WWI, but pre WWII. There were a bunch of Bohemian instrument builders back then. Hard to say which for certain.

I would guess Cerveny since it was made in Chekoslovakia, now the Czeck Republic. Hard to say with the older horns. I'm suprised it doesn't play that well. Is it in good condition?

The horn is in excellent condition. Most Cervenys I have played are huge. This little guy is tiny. It's stuffy down at the low end but comfortable at the high end (even though I use my Helleberg). It is fun to play and it has a nice tone.

LoyalTubist wrote:The horn is in excellent condition. Most Cervenys I have played are huge. This little guy is tiny. It's stuffy down at the low end but comfortable at the high end (even though I use my Helleberg). It is fun to play and it has a nice tone.

So are the new Amati's.

There is a Carl Fischer/Czechoslovakia trumpet on eBay right now that the seller says was made in "about 1946-47. Serial number is 36419." He doesn't say how he comes by this tibit of information, nor do I know if your horn has any number. Just thought it may be interesting...

That's what I was thinking about this E-flat tuba. Czechoslovakia only existed from 1919 until about 1990. Having spent some time there in the early 1980s, and visiting the Czerveny factory at Kraslice, I thought the tuba that I got last year looked like those made after WW 2. It really doesn't matter--I am just curious.