So how many Tubas have YOU owned?

[tubapix]

Besson 606 (3v compenasating BBb)
Miraphone 1270 (small 3v Eb)
Buescher (small 3v Eb)
Yamaha YBB 641 (4r BBb)
King 1236 (Large 4v Eb)

[roughrider]

The most is four. I am now down to three. I sold my Holton-Yamaha 321 BBb tuba to a friend here in the city. He very generously donated it to the brass band organization he belongs to so that any new tuba player will have a very serviceable horn to play upon joining the band.The Holton and King tubas will be the horns for my two concert bands this coming fall. The recording bell will do double duty in the local German band that I play in as well.

[humBell]

In good conscience, i have to answer too many too.

But there always seems to be room for 1 more.

I guess i subscribe to the no tuba left behind school of thought.

[dmmorris]

5 so far.

• Cerveny BBb tuba
  Cerveny F tuba
  B&S BBb tuba
  York BBb tuba
  Conn BBb Helicon

only 2 now...considering losing the helicon.

[acjcf2]

I was at three however, when I bought my piston tuba I made a tax deductible donation of my rotary tuba to a charter school. So back to two.

[hbcrandy]

This has been my arsenal during 42 years of playing. I never owned more than 3 at one time.

Cerveney Kaiser CC
Yamaha Eb
Sonora CC
York Monster Eb
York CC
Alexander CC
King Rotary Valved CC
Alexander CC
King Piston Valved CC
Miraphone 188
Rudolph Meinl 5/4
Meinl Weston 5 Valved Eb
York CC
Yamaha Rotary Valved CC
Meinl Weston Bill Bell Model CC
York Rusk Cut CC
York Monster Eb customized with 5 Valves
Meinl Weston Model 32 CC
York CC

[Ben]

13: Here goes! (dates are approximate)
1993-2010: Miraphone 186 C 4v
2002-2009: Yammaha YFB-621-S
2004-2009: Gnagey York/King C 5v
2005-2009: Conn 21J Bb
2006-2011: Holton 345 C 5v
2006-current: 1910's B-F? Helicon 4v F
2009-current: Alexander 155 F 5v
2010-current: Alexander 163 C 5v
2010-2017: Miraphone 184 C 5v (modified with new bell 2013)
2011-current: Alexander 164 C 5v
2015-current: Dillion Cimbasso F 5v
2014-current: 1895 Cerveney Eb 4v
2017-current: Rudy 3/4 C 5v

[ATschetter]

Jupiter 582 BBb

Conn 20j BBb

Besson 225 BBb

Hirsbrunner 392 CC

And not tubas, but a Yamaha student level trombone and a Continental 1-valve baritone bugle in G.

[Dan Bradley]

It looks like six:

(Year made)
1993 Cerveny BBb, 4-valve (Tuba Exchange model, not sure of model #)
1997 Meinl-Weston 2155 CC 5-valve
1979 (ish) Hirsbrunner HB2 CC 5-valve
2004 Meinl-Weston 182 F 5-valve (still own)
1974 Mirafone 186 CC 4-valve (still own)
1885 (ish) Stowasser F Helicon 4-valve (still own)

[MackBrass]

Here is the list of what i have owned as my personal tubas.

186 CC, my first tuba
Alex Vintage CC x 8
Alex 163 redesign x 3
Alex F x 5
Hirsh HB6
Hirsh CC piston 4/4
Hirsh CC rotary x 2
Hirsh rotary F x 2
MW 2165 X2
MW 2145
MW Thor x 2
MW Beer, ggg
MW piston F x 2
B&S PT8 x 3
B&S PT9
B&S PT10X2
B&S PT15
B&S PT6 X 3
Cerveny F cir. 1915 formally owned by kilton Smith of the Boston Sym.
Cerveny 601
Mack Brass 410 CC
Mack Brass 540 (PT 15 copy)
Mack Brass Travel tuba
Mack Brass Euph

One thing about all the tubas i have owned is it seems i keep going back to the alex 163.

[emcallaway]

One thing about all the tubas i have owned is it seems i keep going back to the alex 163.

If all your tubas disappeared into thin air and you wanted to buy an Alex CC, would you go for a vintage one or the redesigned one?

[groth]

Greetings everyone. I am a new member here. I have a 1966 Amati stencil called a "Kroner" with it's original hard shelled case in near mint condition minus patina over the years and we just bought our son a used Mack Brass tuba for his senior year in high school. Looks like I am behind in my collection compared to some of you.

[MackBrass]

One thing about all the tubas i have owned is it seems i keep going back to the alex 163.

If all your tubas disappeared into thin air and you wanted to buy an Alex CC, would you go for a vintage one or the redesigned one?

If the vintage Alex played in tune then that would be first choice. If not then the new alex would be first choice as they do have pretty good pitch now.and still have a great sound. The one thing about the vintage alex is the sound has a little more depth and a slightly better low register. Currently i do own an amazingly in tune vintage alex as well as a new alex with a gold brass bell. Both are great.

[Leland]

Number of tubas I've owned = N - 1
where N is the number I want to own.

[DWEldred92]

Carl Wunderlutz BBb 4 valves
Miraphone 1295 CC
Meinl Weston 45 SLP
Meinl Weston 2145

[sloan]

Once upon a time: 6
Now: 1

[1895King]

At least 18 over the past 47 years; now down to 11 including my first, the 1895 King BBb.

[PeteDenton]

I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but I'm new here so that's allowed?

1981 - 1983 Boosey & Hawkes Imperial 3v Eb (Compensating) 15" bell
1983 - 1985 Boosey & Haweks Imperial 4v Eb (3+1 Compensating) 15" bell
1985 - 1991 Bessson 981 Sovereign EEb
1987 - present Miraphone 188 CC 5v
1989 - 1993 Miraphone 190 BBb 5v
1991 - 1994 Miraphone 180 F 5v
1993 - present Conn 24J BBb
1994 - 1996 Yamaha YCB 621 CC
2017 - present Mack Brass F Travel Tuba
2018 - present Wessex Excelsior BBb (3+1 Compensating)

Probably more varied than your average UK tuba player..

[Alex C]

I think it's interesting to note that Harvey Phillips, Arnold Jacobs, Don Butterfield, Chester Schmidt, Herbert Wekselblatt, Ron Bishop and a lot of other successful tuba players are identified with ONE tuba. Though they certainly "went through" a number of other horns, they are identified with one horn for most of their career.

It's not so much how many horns you've owned, it's how well you play the horn you've got.

[PeteDenton]

It's not so much how many horns you've owned, it's how well you play the horn you've got.

Agreed - I've kept my 188 so long because I seem to play it in a way that the people who ask me to do gigs want to ask me again...

Pete