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I named my Meinl Weston Brunhilde, cause she's a big German lady. My F tuba doesn't have a name yet

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I have always loved mythology since I was young and especially Norse Mythology. With Swedish as a second language and my fiance teaching university English in the Swedish glass region, the names of my horns follow suit.

My 621F tuba is called Freyja, who is chief of the Valkyries and my Pt-606 GR-41 CC is named Frigga, the Queen Goddess and wife of Odin.


Freyja & Frigga

Our huge H.N. White sousa in college was called Brutus. My CC is called Euridice 'cause I went through hell and back to get her (don't ask). My EEb is called Godiva 'cause she's a naked lady. I will only play on a horn that is female because I won't have my lips on nother guy for hours a day.

In other words, yes I and many people I know name their instruments.

Sou

I started on a Bbb tuba named "Heinrich" after Heinrich Hermuth from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, who had built it maybe 50 years ago. Later I purchased a MW 46, which was named "Chantal", because that reflected the quality of my relationship to the two horns. One was the reliable buddy to hang out and have fun with, and the other... aahm...
I now own a PT20. She definitely is female, but hasn´t given me her name yet, although we´re dating a whole lot and Chantal is getting jealous , Heh heh...
One man in band named his old, battered kaisertuba "Bertha" after "die dicke Bertha", a giant train-mounted cannon made by Krupp. He sure tried to play up to that concept.

I have never named a horn...although, if I ever have my Marzan overhauled, I will have a elephant engraved on it with the name "Shirley Anne" under it (giving my horn the "Doc" treatment) and I guess I will call it that from that day on. I also like the idea of engraving the known owners on a plaque like Lee S. did.

schlepporello wrote:As I mentioned before, I have one name for both of my tubas.
I've gone many years believing that I would never own a four valved horn and I would certainly never be able to afford a Miraphone. Now, I have two 4-valved tubas. One of them is a Miraphone. The name I have for both of them is simple and true.
"Mine"

I think I like that name the best. That's what I call mine, too.

tubeast wrote:"die dicke Bertha", a giant train-mounted cannon made by Krupp.

Gotta watch the translations. My German band toured the Rhine region three years ago on a bus with "ich leiben Dicke" scrawled on the side of it. We thought nothing of it but the pictures we brought back caused quite a few snickers when we passed them around to friends:!:

The "Yamaha" and the "Yorkbrunner".

Come on. These things are not alive.

MellowSmokeMan wrote:The "Yamaha" and the "Yorkbrunner".

Hey, that looks just like my picture, except that what you name "the Yorkbrunner" I name "the Holton". And your lens must not have the smudges mine does, because I don't seem to be able to record that level of shine.

Rick "who doesn't name cars or cameras, either" Denney

I never named a horn.I did name a Gibson guitar I played in bars for 20 years.I called it "Ralph"after a guy because some nights I would whip it and some nights it would whip me.
Dennis Gray
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That was enlightening.

Charlie Goodman wrote:That was enlightening.

Right!!!?

Here's a vote from someone who thinks naming (or talking to) a tuba is a bit . . . odd.

After reading my previous quote, I realized I have to backtrack a little. I often referred to (don't own it anymore) my Conn 3J as my Conn. Whenever I would mention that, my wife, who knows I am a big Star Trek fan/geek/whatever, would always yell "Kahn!!!" the way Captain Kirk did in Star Trek II (after Kahn trapped him on planet).

I guess that makes me a bit . . . odd, too.

I call my two Miraphone tubas the "191" and the "181". The euphonium is called "the euphonium".

My 3302 is named Jean.

... at my NEC audition I met someone with a 1291, her name was Sophie. Jean fell in love...

My Current (and one former) Horns

"MaBell" - Yamaha 321

"BabyBell" - Besson Soverign Baritone

"Isabell" - Canadian Brass Willson (2975)

"Lizabel" -Yamaha 642

"Nehlybel" - Cerveny 546-4MR (since traded in for a Bach 42)

"Franz Joseph" - (Oooold Cerveny 4 valve, front action, ajustable tension, graduated diameter valves, all the goodies, and 115 years old...)

"Skippy" - Buescher 5-valve double bell, and my FIRST horn.

(and one each unnamed, Besson euph, Willson 2900 and another Yamaha 642).

My wife named my 5/4 CC Rudy Meinl. She named it Winston, but not after Winston Morris. Not really sure where she got it, other than an instinct.

I'm going to name my Miraphone 186 BBb, Mazie. Thaqt is short for amazing, because I am absolutely amazed that she will let me play (not being able to hear, and all). She never lets me down on range (well, almost never) and her sound is THERE!!