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Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:00 pm
by Wes Krygsman
Hello Tubenet,
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for a tub/basin for home cleaning your instrument.

More specifically, I am looking for an item similar to this:
http://www.amazon.com/Tuff-Stuff-Produc ... X2NG14R54P
that I could use to clean out my horns at home. I have used the bathtub in the past, but I would prefer a portable outdoor dunk tank type option that might fit both sousaphones and concert tubas. I would prefer that it be big and deep enough to fully submerge the instrument if possible. Anyone have anything they use?

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:19 pm
by Minkrott
A Stock tank may work for you.

http://t.tractorsupply.com/en/store/tuf ... nk-110-gal" target="_blank

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:19 pm
by saxophyte
I use a kids 48inch round wading pool.

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:48 pm
by bigtubby
Minkrott wrote:A Stock tank may work for you.

http://t.tractorsupply.com/en/store/tuf ... nk-110-gal" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
I use this one - a bit narrower and taller, more "tuba shaped" - 53"L X 31"W X 25"H. It's even decent for sousaphones:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/r ... Yn-_JQcGU0

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:43 pm
by Dan Schultz
bigtubby wrote: I use this one - a bit narrower and taller, more "tuba shaped" - 53"L X 31"W X 25"H. It's even decent for sousaphones:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/r ... Yn-_JQcGU0
Yup. I have two of these tanks. They have a bottom drain that I didn't see on the others.

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:10 am
by rodgeman
I saw those at Costco.

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:58 am
by Antontuba
Too funny.

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 3:30 pm
by Guest User
I got one of those from Tractor Supply. Mine has a nice drain cock on it. Very helpful. I leave it in my yard upside down. When I need it I flip it on its side and wash it out. Then I drag it to the driveway and fill it up. Not one scratch on my old tuba since the tub is plastic. Makes a great beer table in the shade.

Re: Tuba/Sousa Cleaning Tub?

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 4:33 pm
by tubacharlie
Home Depot sells a plastic tub to mix cement in. It works great to wash a tuba in and I think runs around $6.00

Tuba Charlie