I thought I would share a pretty cool story. I was on a business trip in Idaho Falls this week, happened to take a walk from my hotel to a coffee shop one morning and just walked past a shop window that had big old tuba sitting there, walked up and it had a little plaque telling the story of the horn. A 1914 Holton 3 valve BBb. The best part is it appears that the store keeps the horn in playing shape letting it be heard. The store was closed, or I would have loved to have learned more.
1914 Holton Tuba Found
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1914 Holton Tuba Found
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Re: 1914 Holton Tuba Found
Very cool. Love those old American BATs. And a neat looking piston French horn next to it as well.
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Re: 1914 Holton Tuba Found
Possible to get tons of core without the overblowing?
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Re: 1914 Holton Tuba Found
The owner plays it at tuba Christmas in Idaho falls every year. He would have loved telling you all about it. He also has a four rotary valve bass trombone that he built years ago which is pretty cool.
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Re: 1914 Holton Tuba Found
In a band, it makes more sense. In an orchestra though, we've already got string basses... Bunches of them. Why not go for a different sound?
Sometimes I forget that the woofy sound is what I dislike. The Warren Deck kind of mega power sound from a 6/4 piston tuba is much more pleasing to me. But even then, I'd rather use a rotary tuba and work much less hard to get a more focused sound.
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Thanks for posting these photos. I know I would have been very excited as well to walk past something like that during a business trip!
Sometimes I forget that the woofy sound is what I dislike. The Warren Deck kind of mega power sound from a 6/4 piston tuba is much more pleasing to me. But even then, I'd rather use a rotary tuba and work much less hard to get a more focused sound.
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Thanks for posting these photos. I know I would have been very excited as well to walk past something like that during a business trip!