Walter E. Sear 4RV BBb

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Walter E. Sear 4RV BBb

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No personal connection, but FYI
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Re: Walter E. Sear 4RV BBb

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Bears a strong resemblance to this Cerveny at horn-u-copia, though...

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I went to school with a guy that had one of the Belgian Sears, and it was piston. I'm not sure that either DePrins or Mahillion ever did rotary tubas.
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the elephant wrote:It looks a little funny for a Cerveny.
What makes you think it is not a Cerveny?
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Re: Walter E. Sear 4RV BBb

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the elephant wrote:I dig the old string linkages. Very quiet.
Yes, but they're pushing a lot more mass than a horn. They tend to fray, and then snap when you get excited and push harder during a performance. I carried pre-strung spares on my Marzan for quicker in-concert switches, but then I had them converted. And never regretted it.
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It's a Cerveny. I had one a couple of years back. They are good horns. I actually liked the string linkages. I guess I don't get as excited as the 'Bug' when I play. :wink:
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I had a King Monster Recording Bass with 4 string linkage rotors. Fastest Valves I've ever played, no comparison. The new Yamaha strings can pull the QEII, and I never had a problem with them breaking.

No question, best tuba I've ever owned. But socially unacceptable with the recording bell... :-(

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Re: Walter E. Sear 4RV BBb

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It looks almost identical to my high school two Cerveny BBbs, except this one doesn't have any dents in the bottom bow. :lol:

Only difference I can see is the valves, other than that, I'll cast my vote, it's a cerveny.
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