Hi
Any thoughts? I'm looking for something like this as a travel tuba that fits within guitar sizes for flights - seems a little overpriced perhaps? But it's rare - 10/11 inch bell. I dont' like when sellers just polish everything to death - just hides issues and it'll be blemished in days of use, but anyway.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F-TUBA/11261 ... 0005.m1851" target="_blank" target="_blank
Worth a punt?
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Tiny F tuba on ebay .. thoughts?
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Tiny F tuba on ebay .. thoughts?
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Yamaha YFB-822F
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Cerveny F Helicon
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Cerveny F Helicon
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Re: Tiny F tuba / travel tuba?
or the Wessex Bubbie 5.
Brian
1892 Courtiere (J.W. Pepper Import) Helicon Eb
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1892 Courtiere (J.W. Pepper Import) Helicon Eb
1980's Yamaha 321 euphonium
2007 Miraphone 383 Starlight
2010 Kanstul 66T
2016 Bubbie Mark 5
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Re: Tiny F tuba / travel tuba?
Thanks for the suggestions ... I'm not familiar with a small Chinese F - this is smaller than most horns I've seen. MW Trolley would be amazing - but the price is just crazy. I've played the old Bubbie tuba from Wessex which was just horrible, so really want a horn that I can actually use, but that fits within the guitar size for a flight (in an ideal world). Never heard of HSM but they look good!KiltieTuba wrote:Why not get one of those Chinese F, CC, or BBb small tubas?
Or a MW Trolley tuba?
Or talk with HSM in Germany about making your a tornister tuba in whatever key and however many valves you need?
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1924 King Symphony 4v Sousaphone, 22" Bell
Cerveny F Helicon
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1924 King Symphony 4v Sousaphone, 22" Bell
Cerveny F Helicon
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Re: Tiny F tuba / travel tuba?
The new Bubbie is a much better horn, especially if you plan on using it as an F tuba.
Brian
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1980's Yamaha 321 euphonium
2007 Miraphone 383 Starlight
2010 Kanstul 66T
2016 Bubbie Mark 5
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Re: Tiny F tuba on ebay .. thoughts?
The bell profile of the eBay F-tuba looks somewhat interesting. But what purpose does a 3-valve F tuba have in any ensemble context?
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Re: Tiny F tuba on ebay .. thoughts?
Definitely not by choice - but I could get away with a 3 valve for all my swing or jazz stuff - playing with a double bass player - very seldom need to play lower down so could definitely live with 3 valves. That said, it's far from ideal.imperialbari wrote:The bell profile of the eBay F-tuba looks somewhat interesting. But what purpose does a 3-valve F tuba have in any ensemble context?
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Yamaha YFB-822F
1924 King Symphony 4v Sousaphone, 22" Bell
Cerveny F Helicon
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1924 King Symphony 4v Sousaphone, 22" Bell
Cerveny F Helicon