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Check this puppy out

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:09 am
by bububassboner
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-and-Different- ... dZViewItem

It's hard to tell from the picture's but from the looks of it you can move most or all of the slides with the defferent levers on the back. Looks sweet, wonder what key its in? (PS the seller says it has four valves but to my eyes it looks like five am I crazy?)

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:30 am
by jonesbrass
I knew King made rotary tubas, but that Conn is new to me. I was aware that Conn, for some time, has been importing Czech-made rotary horns, but the engraving on the back caps of the rotors looks almost Miraphone-like.

Very interesting horn, would not call it "new" condition. In addition, I wonder how one is supposed to do any valve maintenance with the tuning levers in the way on the back?

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:45 am
by The Jackson
No Flat or Sharp Notes
This thing is a brass bagpipe!

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:07 am
by Tubaing
I remember this guy selling a very nice looking tuba a few years back, and it that was also redesigned by Harvey E. Woolsey .

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:14 pm
by windshieldbug
Looks to me as though there are only 3 slide-adjustments; main, 1st, and 3rd. So my guess would be that the 4th rear paddle would be for the 5th valve, which looks like a maybe a flat 2nd...

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:46 pm
by sungfw
schlepporello wrote:But where's the puppy!? :(
He be over here where he be pushin' up daisies in ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...