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Josh Groban had a combo playing with him as he sang the national anthem before the national championship game tonight. His tubist was playing a horn whose lead pipe went into loop before reaching the valve section. I have seen horns with this feature twice before this, both times being played by members of different army band units. what make/model horn is this?

I just saw that. I believe it is a Hirsbrunner, and it also has a main slide in the regular spot. My Conn also has a leadpipe slide.

Some old Conns have a tuning loop in the leadpipe, as do King sousaphones.

A high-end tuba with that design that comes to mine is an older Hirsbrunner HB-1P:



Rick "VMI 3301, too, but on the back side" Denney

I was guessing hirsbrunner, but wasn't sure.

tuben wrote:Looked like Doug Tornquist to me....

RC

Doug does play an HB-1


Doug Tornquist

many older european horns have that first loop before the valve block.
Persy, Mahillon, De Prins, Couesnon, ...

Wim

So does my kitchen sink.

Does the sink play in tune ? and do you pull or push slides ?

Boy, I bought it on that one, didn't I!

I saw that tuba on a TV screen in the bar where I was playing, and wondered what a Hirsbrunner was doing on a football field. Did he get to play anything audible?

King BBb tubas had tuning slides ahead of the valve section back in the 30s and 40s. Those tubas had a D in the middle of the staff that was spot on when played open, but the price was a sharp fourth-line F. When they changed over to the present configuration the F was improved, and the D went a little flat.

It was a Hirsbrunner. I was hoping the player was going to take the horn and beat Josh Groban with it then jam with Flea. That was the most bizarre of the pre-game National Anthem pairings I've seen to date.