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Tall Swiss-German Rotary BBb Hirsbrunner (Aarau, Switzerland
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:19 am
by Timswisstuba
Here's a rare Hirsbrunner. 100% original.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BBb-Kaiser-Rotary-H ... 336a0cf644" target="_blank" target="_blank
Re: BBb Kaiser Rotary Hirsbrunner
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:16 pm
by cjk
18mm bore.
16 inch bell.
Kaiser tuba? Say what?
Re: BBb Kaiser Rotary Hirsbrunner
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:25 pm
by Timswisstuba
Anyone wishing to challenge this tuba should really try it to feel the power from it. Although not a jumbo, it's certainly not a small tuba. The bell has less of a pancake at (only) 16.5 inches but stands 3 to 4 inches taller than most Kaiser tubas.
Someone will soon be happy with it.
Re: BBb Kaiser Rotary Hirsbrunner
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:33 am
by cjk
A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.
Re: BBb Kaiser Rotary Hirsbrunner
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:48 pm
by tubaforce
cjk wrote:A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.
Is a 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore not a true 6/4 Tuba? Gotta agree about the Bell diameter, though! The horn sure is tall, too! It appears at least as tall as other Tubas described as "Kaisers"...
Al
Re: Tall Swiss-German Rotary BBb Hirsbrunner (Aarau, Switzer
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:14 pm
by Timswisstuba
Thanks for all the interest in the horn.
This is not a standard instrument that one normally finds in the US, so it's difficult to compare it to anything really. It is what it is, a tall Swiss-German Hirsbrunner tuba in BBb. The reserve price is significantly lower than the buy it now.
Good Luck!
Re: Tall Swiss-German Rotary BBb Hirsbrunner (Aarau, Switzer
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:31 pm
by Kevin Hendrick
Timswisstuba wrote:Thanks for all the interest in the horn.
This is not a standard instrument that one normally finds in the US, so it's difficult to compare it to anything really. It is what it is, a tall Swiss-German Hirsbrunner tuba in BBb. The reserve price is significantly lower than the buy it now.
Good Luck!
Nice-looking horn, Tim!
Re: BBb Kaiser Rotary Hirsbrunner
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:56 pm
by cjk
tubaforce wrote:cjk wrote:A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.
Is a 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore not a true 6/4 Tuba? Gotta agree about the Bell diameter, though! The horn sure is tall, too! It appears at least as tall as other Tubas described as "Kaisers"...
Al
Is there such a thing as a factory 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore? I'd actually like to know.