So far we have, to my knowledge (list updated 6-28-18):
Accent Bach Carl Wunderlich Conn International Courtois Crown Forza Gerhard Schneider Giardinelli Hans Mueller Hanstone Hilgers Karl Zeiss (or Ziess) König Lamar L'Rae Mercedes Musica Otto Weimar Sanders Schmidt (F.) Sonora Vespro VMI Walter Kroner Weltklang
Any others?
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Frank Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163 1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb 1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells) 1965 Mahillon 390 BBb 1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb ~1904 York 3-piston BBb Helicon
Heavy_Metal wrote:So far we have, to my knowledge:
Accent Carl Wunderlich Crown Gerhard Schneider Karl Zeiss König Musica Otto Weimar Sanders Sonora VMI Walter Kroner
Any others?
Add 'Giardinelli' and 'Bach' to the list. They are 4/4 rotary BBb tubas. Probably others as well. It can be confusing because some of those brands are made by two or more manufacturers.
imperialbari wrote:Conn International by B&S/Weltklang?
Weren't they by the Austran maker, that later on named the same models Musica?
Klaus
Some of them might have been. As has been stated elsewhere, it's almost impossible to trademark something like "Musica", so if the same importer wasn't buying from different sources, another importer might have grabbed the name.
But we actually did see pics of a "Conn International" that came from B&S. The Craigslist post is gone, but here is our thread: