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katietes wrote:Me and my MW2145... Sorry it's not a helicon..!

You make that 2145 look like a 2165!! As opposed to Bob1062, who makes his Eb look like a small baritone!!!

TubaRay wrote:

bort wrote:Robert, you do realize that now you have to explain why you were with tuba in the beer aisle...

Whatever the reason, it was a nice touch.

I didn't think tuba players needed a reason to be in the beer aisle?!

jonesbrass wrote:

katietes wrote:Me and my MW2145... Sorry it's not a helicon..!

You make that 2145 look like a 2165

Yeah, but look how large she is compared to the chair. She's enormous!

jonesbrass wrote:

TubaRay wrote:

bort wrote:Robert, you do realize that now you have to explain why you were with tuba in the beer aisle...

Whatever the reason, it was a nice touch.

I didn't think tuba players needed a reason to be in the beer aisle?!

Okay, maybe "why" was the wrong word...more like "how you were able get get there with your tuba?" It's damn cool, and I'm a little jealous.

jonesbrass wrote:

TubaRay wrote:

bort wrote:Robert, you do realize that now you have to explain why you were with tuba in the beer aisle...

Whatever the reason, it was a nice touch.

I didn't think tuba players needed a reason to be in the beer aisle?!

Good point!

schlepporello wrote:She shore makes that tuba look purty.

Tuba? What tuba?

Another helicon, then (Amati F, probably '60s?)

With my Cerveny 701 showing just how massive is the Kaiser!

Me and the Yorkbrunner

My Rudolf Meinl custom 5/4 F tuba. Once the CC is overhauled, I'll do some shots with it.

chhite wrote:My Rudolf Meinl custom 5/4 F tuba.

Is the F gold brass? Fine looking tuba!

Donn wrote:Another helicon, then (Amati F, probably '60s?)

How does it play? I would imagine good for standing gigs - not too heavy?

Neptune wrote:

chhite wrote:My Rudolf Meinl custom 5/4 F tuba.

Is the F gold brass? Fine looking tuba!

The body of the horn is gold brass but the valve section is yellow brass. Odd combination but it works great for me. I didn't order it that way but I'm sure glad it came that way.

Neptune wrote:With my Cerveny 701 showing just how massive is the Kaiser!

wow, Jonathan, that's one hell of a kaiser !!!!
This is the best picture of a Cerveny 701 i've seen so far, thanks!
(they don't seem to have them in 5-valve version, or do they?)

wim

With my Gnagey CC


With my 621CC (and Leslie's hand)

This is my Olds Fiberglass Sousaphone


My school's Conn 3j CC tuba

Neptune wrote:With my Cerveny 701 showing just how massive is the Kaiser!

What a beast! And Cerveny calls that a 5/4? I wonder what a 6/4 form them would look like?

Here is me with my custom gold brass Melton 2040/5 Eb.

Neptune wrote: How does it play? I would imagine good for standing gigs - not too heavy?

Light as a feather, and the oval shape makes it very stable. Ergonomically ... it either works or it doesn't, I have to hoist it up a bit to play. This is essentially the same as the current Cerveny F, I think the bore is something like .720. Intonation is fine, no issues on the low end, tone is ... focused? I can't say I have really used it much. Søren (? my browser renders it more like SÀ,ren) had a nice one up for sale in December.

Bob1062 wrote:Slick (new?) horn Dean!!

Thanks Bob. The Yamaha YFB822 Custom is a very nice F horn and has drawn several favorable comments from the musicians in my community bands. Kenneth Heinlein sold it to me last December.