Older Gerhard Schneider (B&S 101) BBb Fixer-Upper

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Older Gerhard Schneider (B&S 101) BBb Fixer-Upper

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tuba-So ... 58ca41a38d" target="_blank
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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I'm 99% sure it's BBb. My Sonora is the same horn, only newer- uniball linkage having superseded S-links by that time.
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Yes... it's a BBb and probably not REAL old. Maybe from the 70's.
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GregTuba79 wrote:Cool it's almost a 3/4 size then correct? The branches look so tiny for a BBb, which is a good thing with a larger bore I suppose.
Those are 4/4 horns. Basically they are B & S model 101 stencils. Big horn with a 'stovepipe' bell. The bore is probably around .760".
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TubaTinker wrote:Yes... it's a BBb and probably not REAL old. Maybe from the 70's.
edsel585960 wrote:Trust the tinker.
Agreed. ISTR there was one for sale a few years ago, bought new in 1974 and it had S-links. If so, they must have made the switch between then and 1976.
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: Older Gerhard Schneider (B&S 101) BBb Fixer-Upper

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Yep, these tubas are very tall -- 43-44 in.
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Re: Older Gerhard Schneider (B&S 101) BBb Fixer-Upper

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Except for the leadpipe, it doesn't seem to be in too bad of condition.
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