Deck-o-phone Pics - bloke's request
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:26 pm
It took me a few weeks, but here they are. Click on the image to view the whole thing.bloke wrote:A "2165" is not necessarily a tuba to overlook.
I just played one yesterday that was in here for minor repairs. (Maybe the owner will post some pics...It has a pretty nice raw brass patina.) The only real intonation issues at all (with that particular instrument) were the classic sharp 6th partial F and F#. (Both of the open G's were spot-on in-tune, as were all the C's and the open E.) An in-tune alternate for the 6th partial F on that tuba is 1-3 and an in-tune alternate for the sixth partial F# is 2-3. With those two alternates (necessary when sustained only), one could probably just HOLD the tuba with the left hand and leave the slides alone !
That particular tuba could (imo) benefit from the model 45 (F) mouthpipe, as the low range (with the original over-size mouthpipe) tended to "vacuum" my lungs.
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In summary, some 2165 tubas - intonation-wise - are quite wretched, while others are nearly exquisite.
Full frontal...
Close up of custom "bloke-ring"
Dewey is making a cameo appearance. I can pretty well guarantee that he is thinking about food.