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What is the pitch of the horizontal King?

I don’t recognise the mouthpiece.

Klaus

imperialbari wrote:I don’t recognise the mouthpiece.

I don't know what it is, but I'd bet it's quite "Loud"?

I still find it interesting that King made those horns 3-1 vs. 4 inline. I've played one, and it actually wasn't too awkward. I was suprised. Nice horn, though.

I had’nt noticed the 4th valve before it was mentioned. Is thit for the left thumb?

That would be interesting as pistons for thumbs are quite rare. There is the shift valve on Schmidt-type horn. Maybe the shift valve on echo cornets, and then Thein are making tubas with the 5th valve being a piston operated by the right thumb.

I also notice the perforated-plate stays between the bell and the branch. Don’t remember seeing this on tubas before.

Looks like LSD was part of the design process.

Klaus

Can’t a lyre holder for clarinets be adapted? Or will you have to read of your arm like a flute or piccolo?

Klaus

KiltieTuba wrote:
And the only downside is that I dont have a lyre holder. I'm gonna have to figure something out for all the parades I'm doing this summer.

Does anyone know if this was based off the 1241/2341 body? cause they look awfully similar...

DEG makes a music folio for trombone that has 2 clamps to be tightened over the bell rim. They work quite well on contra style horns.

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I've heard that this was designed to be a sort of 1241/k-90 hybrid. I don't if that is actually true.

The post above here makes me remember an old photo of a female tubist in a Swedish navy band playing a YFB-621. She used one of those bassbone lyres sitting on a boom attached to the receiver. I think she had it around the mpc stem, but I cannot remember that detail after 10+ years.

Klaus

I never knew King made a horn like that. How old is it? Did you get it used or new? Does King still make them? Are these custom made horns or a stock model? Sorry for all the questions.

Is that what corps are using nowadays? Don't most corps use silver plated horns?

What would be the intended market for such a horn? College bands? I can't imagine too many HS bands using a horn like that for marching band.

So are these built from 2341 parts?


ken k

You can use a regular trombone lyre and attach it to the shank of your tuba mouthpeice. You might want to put a piece of tape over the mouthpiece to protect the plating, but this works great. you will need a flip folder however to change the music. (unless you have three arms.)

KiltieTuba wrote:

imperialbari wrote:Can’t a lyre holder for clarinets be adapted? Or will you have to read of your arm like a flute or piccolo?

Klaus

Dunno, I'll look into that this week.


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The King 1141 marching tuba was manufactured from 2003 to 2005. In 2006 King scratched this model and introduced the 1151 which is modeled after the King K-90 Contrabass bugles. These instruments are intended for use in the drum and bugle corps and competitive marching band activities. http://www.kingsofthefield.com/detail.php?item=1151SP" target="_blank