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Has anyone hear been to the tuba exchange's "Historic Collection" and seen this horn? http://www.tubaexchange.com/historic_co ... Number=687

Who made it and how does it work? Does it even play? Thanks in advance.

bububassboner wrote:Has anyone hear been to the tuba exchange's "Historic Collection" and seen this horn? http://www.tubaexchange.com/historic_co ... Number=687

Who made it and how does it work? Does it even play? Thanks in advance.

Shoot 'em an e-mail and ask 'em. Report back what they say. Ya never know. People like to talk about their stuff.

This is a double tuba....can't remeber the brand, But I 've seen it in Vince's shop years ago. The brass hockey puck is a large rotary valve that switches the branches. That's all I remember..other than it was very heavy and clunky looking. I did not play it....as there was more interesting eye-candy-tubas standing around.

But if there's one thing Vince likes to do, it's talk about tubas (particularly if he believes your buying!). I agree w/ The Big Ben, shoot him an email, or better yet, pay him a visit in Durham, NC.

bububassboner wrote:Has anyone hear been to the tuba exchange's "Historic Collection" and seen this horn? http://www.tubaexchange.com/historic_co ... Number=687

Who made it and how does it work? Does it even play? Thanks in advance.

That instrument is also pictured in Don Stauffer's book. It is a York full double in Bb and F, as I recall from Stauffer's description. It uses two ganged switch valves to bring in the extra tubing, which itself runs through a second set of ports on the pistons. The pistons are apparently nearly a foot long with two complete sets of valve branches.

I bet you won't switch from the Bb to the F side in the middle of a 16th-note run.

Rick "no thanks" Denney

Reminds me of some trigger trombones, with the greenhoe valve.