Tuba (or NOT a tuba)

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:25 am

That is the question:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

I've emailed the seller twice and have received no response. Do I stand corrected?... or does this horn appear to be a euphonium?... NOT a tuba. Secondly, the valve section looks like B & M. Any opinions out there in TubeNetLand?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:01 am

Image opinion: NOT tuba
(look at last photo with hand shown bottom bow for scale)

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:30 am

windshieldbug wrote:Image opinion: NOT tuba
(look at last photo with hand shown bottom bow for scale)

I agree, too small!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:40 pm

The mouthpiece in the case certaily looks like a bariphonium one.

gregsundt · Post by **gregsundt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:46 pm

It is a euph. Probably from the 80s, but I'm no guru. Based on the scarcity of Mirafone pistons back then, I would guess they were buying from B & M, as were many.

KevinMadden · Post by **KevinMadden** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:31 pm

I'd probably agree with bloke for this one... the bottom bow does look way to small to be a tuba..but it seems a bit large for a euph, so maybes its an eefer?

tubaguy9 · Post by **tubaguy9** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:46 am

windshieldbug wrote:Image opinion: NOT tuba
(look at last photo with hand shown bottom bow for scale)

Well, even looking at the case the guy has it in, it looks too small to be a tuba...but our eyes can deceive us...

And uh...maybe it's sorta both: A tenor tuba! Too big for a Euph., too small for a tuba...