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Tuba Identification

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:07 am
by opus37
A friend purchased a used tuba with the V & E brand name. It is a 4/4 size with 4 rotary valves and is pitched in BBb. The horn plays very nice. Does anyone know the manufacturer or anything about this brand?

Re: Tuba Identification

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:11 am
by cjk
V&E was a tuba exchange house brand. No idea about who or where they were made.

Re: Tuba Identification

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:13 am
by dmmorris
Vince & Edith?

Re: Tuba Identification

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:46 am
by cjk
dmmorris wrote:Vince & Edith?
I know the V was for Vince and the E was for his wife's name which I did not know.

https://simonettitubacollection.com/" target="_blank says that it's "The Vincent and Ethel Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection", so hey now we know. :oops:

The original poster should post some pictures. I suspect that the V&E tubas were made in China, but I'm not certain of that.

Re: Tuba Identification

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:40 pm
by opus37
I'll try to send pictures when our band resumes play which will be in a month or so.

Re: Tuba Identification

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:34 pm
by iiipopes
Are the current house brand tubas from the same manufacturer?