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I do not understand why the BB code didn't work to show the image. my apologies for the link.

From Shorpy.com caption just says 1928 Washington D.C.

All I see is the word

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Is this supposed to mean something?

Maybe you meant to show this???
Washington, D.C., 1928. Going out on a low note: "Women with contrabass tuba" is all it says here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative

TubaMusikMann wrote:Maybe you meant to show this???


Washington, D.C., 1928. Going out on a low note: "Women with contrabass tuba" is all it says here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative

Interesting. Tuba looks very generiic Czech/German. Except for the spring box/paddle placements.

The valves themselves seem to be in the same place, only the paddle location seems to be staggered. I have never seen that before. Otherwise it seems to be a standard Cerveny style copy. I thought it was a cool looking tuba that had obviously seen some wear for a 1928 tuba.

Tuba flappers. I dig it.

Even before 1928 someone cared about making a tuba's valve placement fit a human hand.
The owner probably had long arms.

1, 2, and 3 are on a straight line like with many front action piston tubas.

Klaus