This was on ebay and I thought it was interesting. The "S" leadpipe was less than attractive. Not really a double tuba as advertised but probably done years ago.
Can anyone tell me who Harvey E. Woolsey was?
Anyone ever play this tuba?
City Intonation Inspector - Dallas Texas "Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
Harvey E. Woolsey was a VERY SUCCESSFUL owner of an engineering company in Los Angeles and an excellent (pro if he wanted to be) string bass and tuba player. He was a child prodigy. I played with him many times. He'd been rebuilding that horn for over 20 years. He probably had $20,000 in it in just resilvering. He also built special string basses and got big bucks for them. A very smart man! A real character. I really liked him and will miss his cutting humor. He passed a few months ago. That extra valve is to switch the CC horn over to Bb. His own invention.
Dale Hale