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Nutcracker

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 10:46 pm
by tubademon999
Hey guys,
I wanted to know if you guys have ever seen a nutcracker with a tuba, and if so, where could I find/buy one?
I am an avid nutcracker collector, and I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Cody

Re: Nutcracker

Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 3:15 pm
by sinfonian
Wouldn't one of those old Besson Tubas with the knob on the bottom bow count as a Nutcracker?

Re: Nutcracker

Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 3:29 pm
by tubademon999
sinfonian wrote:Wouldn't one of those old Besson Tubas with the knob on the bottom bow count as a Nutcracker?
yeah, but I think thats more of a NutSmasher lol.

Re: Nutcracker

Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 2:19 am
by tubademon999
bump for a nutcracker i dearly want

Re: Nutcracker

Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 4:53 am
by Todd S. Malicoate
tubademon999 wrote:bump for a nutcracker i dearly want
I think you might have to realize that there may not be anything "pre-made" like what you want. However, there must be many resources you could explore to have a nutcracker with a tuba on it made for you. Heck, you might even be able to do such a project yourself. Best of luck.

Re: Nutcracker

Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:18 am
by imperialbari
Why complicate things. Any decent American type tuba is a perfect nutcracker:

Place nut on tiled floor.

Lift tuba, held vertically, as high as your arms allow for.

Drop tuba, bottom bow first, on top of nut.


German/Czech tuba designs in general are made of too thin metal to fulfill purpose.

Old British tubas with ball busters intact take too much markmanship.

K