Yark Sousaphone

edsel585960 · Post by **edsel585960** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:25 pm

Do you think he meant York? Well, what's left of it. :)http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRASS-Y ... 4d384bc7c9" target="_blank

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:37 pm

Yes, that's a York. During the Carl Fischer era the "o" in York was pointed at the top causing people top mistake "YORK" for "YARK".

roweenie · Post by **roweenie** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:10 pm

The braces appear to be the same as those used on the Böhm and Meinl York Master tubas, as does the female detachable bell section.

I'm wondering if B&M made this horn for Carl Fischer, badged as "York", before the "York Master" name was used?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:27 pm

Chicken and egg...
Since B&M used their own serial numbers and likely made "York", York Artist" and "York Master" tubas/sousaphones it's hard to tell what may have preceded or been concurrent with what. All three lines were in some catalogs...

bisontuba · Post by **bisontuba** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:52 pm

Much better to say Yark instead of some listers calling York horns Dorks...
Mark

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:07 pm

bisontuba wrote:Much better to say Yark instead of some listers calling York horns Dorks...
Mark

Ya gotta wonder if old J.W. thought about how some people would interpret that Old English engraved "Y"...

(Although it could be worse- he might have gone with Comic Sans... !)

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