Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:11 pm
I was asked if I could post a photo of the Rudy 5/4 CC and the HB7 BBb for comparison......
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Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:07 pm
Wow that HB is tall!!!
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:35 pm
Sweet
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 5:04 pm
Where the bell meets the bottom bow:
Circumference...18"
Diameter... 5.73"
The other side:
Circumference...12"
Diameter... 3.82"
Circumference...18"
Diameter... 5.73"
The other side:
Circumference...12"
Diameter... 3.82"
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:03 pm
To answer losts's question, the Rudolf Meinl 5/4 BBb/CC basically fit in the same case as a Holton/York 6/4 BBb/CC, or a M-W 2165. The bottom bow-to-bell connection diameter is not quite as large on the Rudi as on a Holton/York, but it is fairly close.
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:58 pm
I'll have to fill my Rudy with water and see what different colors of sound I can get.....The "amount of water a R.M. 5/4 will hold" is more than made up for in the top one foot or so of the bell flare (as well as the valveset)...which accounts for the different color of sound than those others you mention above.
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:31 am
I saw the HB next to a vintage King Monster rotary BBb... and their overall profile was remarkably similar. In a perfect world, the HB may be preferable, but I'm glad for my King Monster. When seen next to the Rudy, I know I made a good purchase 
Re: Photo: Rudy 5/4 CC and HB7 BBb
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:47 am
If you think they look good together, you should hear them in a section...