Upright cimbasso?

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:44 pm

Tenor tuba

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:42 pm

Yup... that's one skinny BBb tuba!

There's no barometer to get a feel for size. But... I think it's laying on a sheet of Microfoam and I'm guessing the 'bars' in the foam are about 5/8" wide.

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:01 pm

Could this the a "Trombonium"? I think one of the manufacturers (King?) made a trombonium in the past.

EdFirth · Post by **EdFirth** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:50 am

I agree with Dan. It's a small Bb tuba. two loops in the big bugle, and the first and second slides look to be the right length for a Bb. And I've seen another one like it. FWIW, Ed

Teubonium · Post by **Teubonium** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:57 pm

The Big Ben wrote:Could this the a "Trombonium"? I think one of the manufacturers (King?) made a trombonium in the page.

Nope. King tromboniums had 3 piston valves and a front-facing bell.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:44 am

KiltieTuba wrote:The seller refuses to measure anything or even hint at having the item on hand

"IF YOU HERE YOU ALREADY KNOW SOME ABOUT THIS UNIT"

I know nothing about this unit, but I was there, I would. All I know is, I've seen some skinny tubas, pictures anyway, but even then they had some bell flare or something. This is just skinny. My guess is, it's an interesting looking piece of junk?

Lingon · Post by **Lingon** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:11 am

I saw one instrument like this at German ebay a couple of years ago. It was very vaguely described as a tuba..., but the seller pointed out that it had been used in the local trombone choir. So, well...

MackBrass · Post by **MackBrass** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:36 am

Looks like the jinbao JBBB300 BBb tuba. They are really good although the bell looks a little smaller in the throat. Really good tubas by the way but not at this price.

Tom

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:58 am

JBBB300:

This thing:

That Jinbao is a porker, comparatively.

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:45 pm

The bell and throat don't look much bigger than a Miraphone Bb contrabone; I'd like to try it!

bububassboner · Post by **bububassboner** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:28 pm

I have played one of these before. Stuffy stuffy stuffy. I saw no real use for it and the one I played had four valves.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:01 am

Throwing in another picture of a large and slender conical brass instrument:

This gentleman is holding an "ophikleide."

Maybe a little irony, in that the ophicleide survives at least in memory as a brass bass with holes instead of valves - despite later attempts like the above to recycle the name for a valved instrument - but the cimbasso's origins as a brass bass with holes has been more or less forgotten.

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