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I found this website to be very interesting: http://www.rugs-n-relics.com/Brass/tubaTN.html

He has loads of antique tubas and other instruments, and the history of each instrument is fascinating to me. Enjoy!

I've had, currently have, and will have a few 100-ish year old tubas, mostly small Eb's. They have a strong bit of charm to them and all of them -play- well.

Pre 1915 H. N. White King with some slide work (great sound, sooo easy to play, bleh intonation) next to my 1916 Conn Giant Eb (pretty close to the same description) and Amati euph; the Conn is gone.



My old funny looking Lyon and Healy Eb (Conn) Eb. Excellent player, spot on intonation (sharp 6th), good enough low range, wonderful sound, beater. I sold it when I was auditioning to play trombone on cruise ships. Turns out I can only fake bass on high tenor parts to a certain, small, degree. I have a similar Conn on the way that I'm expecting good things from. Sorry about the small picture. Photobucket sucks.


Above mentioned 1895 Conn Eb with rebuilt valves. Should be here soon!


Here's another small Conn in the Chicago area I want to check out.



I've also had the opportunity to buy SEVERAL small top valve York Eb's, all in excellent condition, not a one more than 600 bucks. Oh well. And I still want a Rusk York F.

Phil, from that site also has a Cerveny Tournister that looks AMAZING.

I like the original Wieprecht-Moritz tuba, complete with Berliner valves: the type of tuba from which everything else we play derives in one form another. (Or at least all rotary valved tubas; we can discuss Perinet valves and Saxhorns another day.)