Yikes!!!

Matt Good · Post by **Matt Good** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:22 pm

Vienna tuba on German Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... otohosting

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:46 pm

Nice!

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:25 am

Looks like an awesome horn... Sure would like to see a brand new one! Or at least one all fixed up!

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:15 am

Is this type of horn playable by us standard tuba players or do we need special powers to make it sound good?! Still look really cool!!!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:24 am

trseaman wrote:Is this type of horn playable by us standard tuba players or do we need special powers to make it sound good?! Still look really cool!!!

From Phil's "Old and Odd" Brass Musical Instrument Gallery

"the upper three valves, on the left side of the instrument are "1 - 2 - 3" as commonly found on most tubas. On the lower right, the third (sixth) valve is 2 1/2 tones, effectively a "fourth valve". The fifth valve is a compensated half-tone, relative to the sixth. ... The first / fourth valve on the right is the same as the regular third valve, one and a half tones."