King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
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King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
Close up at 0:44... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X42D4fEeCto" target="_blank
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Re: King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
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Re: King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
And more here:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hgja-s ... c-7GYOWiFL" target="_blank" target="_blank
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Re: King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
Looks like the .750 bore King BBb. The smooth ferules, which look lighter colored (like nickel) and the valves do not look like they are tilted like on the .687 bore CC & BBb. The .687 was produced in CC and BBb. I believe Paul Haugen in Wisconsin had a BBb a few years back. I also saw one on Ebay. The tilted valves were a cool feature. Not exactly sure what they tried to accomplish. It is not that hard to just angle the spatulas.
Very fine videos. Thanks for posting them. Always seems to be something new in the world of "old" that we can enjoy and learn from.
Paul
Very fine videos. Thanks for posting them. Always seems to be something new in the world of "old" that we can enjoy and learn from.
Paul
Wessex 5/4 CC "Wyvern"
Wessex 4/4 F "Berg"
Wessex Cimbasso F
Mack Euphonium
Mack Bass Trombone
Conn 5V Double Bell Euphonium (casually for sale to an interested party)
Wessex 4/4 F "Berg"
Wessex Cimbasso F
Mack Euphonium
Mack Bass Trombone
Conn 5V Double Bell Euphonium (casually for sale to an interested party)
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Re: King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
+100PaulMaybery wrote:Looks like the .750 bore King BBb. ....
Too large a horn for the CC version.
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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Re: King rotary tuba spotted in the wild?
Well, judging by what valves he presses to get certain notes, and assuming the clip was recorded and digitized at proper speed so the pitch is accurate, it's definitely BBb.
Baltimore Brass has a similar horn for sale, though this one has an upright bell. It's just marked "4V Rotary". That valve gear has the shortest stroke of anything I've played:
http://www.baltimorebrass.net/index.php?cat=5" target="_blank
Baltimore Brass has a similar horn for sale, though this one has an upright bell. It's just marked "4V Rotary". That valve gear has the shortest stroke of anything I've played:
http://www.baltimorebrass.net/index.php?cat=5" target="_blank
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Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop