Harvey E.Woolsey tuba

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Harvey E.Woolsey tuba

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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?

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Does anyone know how that 5th valve works? Do you reach over the top bow with your left hand and work the valve and the 1st slide?
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Harvey E. Woolsey and His Horn

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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.
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