Nice old 4 Valve BB tuba on funny auction site.....

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:50 pm

very interesting!

Not sure what is is.....

It looks sorta like a cerveny but I don't know much..soo...who knows.

I just have to think, poor tuba......poor poor tuba...

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:07 pm

I would love to give a toot on that 'ol boy.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:14 pm

It looks like it was made out of parts from a vintage Vickers 6-Ton

I'd hang it on my wall and have all visiters kiss it before entering

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:40 pm

The valves look like old Cerveny, however the interesting shaped stuff here makes me think Boland and Fuchs (not 100% sure of the spelling).

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:28 pm

Boy, I bet it smells REAL bad.

MileMarkerZero · Post by **MileMarkerZero** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:18 pm

I was going to guess Cerveny as well...

Vickers 6-Ton

Got a pic?

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:41 pm

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:03 am

Bohland & Fuchs or Lidl

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:41 am

Uber Deutcheland, Uber allis!

If I wasn't concerned about the shipping, I'd bid on it!

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:17 am

This tuba looks similar to a Kruspe in one of the catalogues I have but I'd have to give Tuba Tinker's guess of B&F at least as much weight as mine.

The flanges don't look anything like Cerveny work. The thumb ring is also not characteristic of Cerveny's from this period; they were using a hollow nickle-silver tube bent into a circle during this time.

I have not seen many Lidl's but the ONE old Lidl I have seen doesn't have any upgraded work on it at all. Very plain but well designed. Also that ONE old Lidl has a much more open wrap than this.

Anybody able to translate the German from the xbay add.