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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:19 pm
by tubatooter1940
Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:29 pm
by Dan Schultz
tubatooter1940 wrote:Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.
Hmmm... that's an old King model 1235. The bell is 22". I play a 4V version of this same horn. Great for Dixieland stuff but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:41 am
by SplatterTone
but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!
You didn't know?! You're supposed to play it with your fist in the bell to adjust the intonation. The "French Tuba" tradition, I believe it's called.
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:05 am
by windshieldbug
SplatterTone wrote:You didn't know?! You're supposed to play it with your fist in the bell to adjust the intonation. The "French Tuba" tradition, I believe it's called.
They use specially trained dogs for that purpose now, I'm told. Much faster, and much more pitch sensitive...
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:55 pm
by tubatooter1940
TubaTinker wrote:tubatooter1940 wrote:Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.
Hmmm... that's an old King model 1235. The bell is 22". I play a 4V version of this same horn. Great for Dixieland stuff but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!
The removable bell on my 1940 King top action Eb measures 24 inches. I incorrectly assumed a King 1235 would be the same. My King has a flat eighth partial that I almost can't lip up enough and my low Eb is sharp at high volume but easy to lip in if I remember in time.
