"Real" York tuba, let the bidding begin...

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:28 pm

I am surprised that there aren't more bids on this. Is it because it's a 4/4 not a 6/4, and a BBb?

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:03 pm

LV wrote:It's early. Auctions are won in the last few seconds. Any bad valve job can be fixed. Should be interesting...

Yea, that was my next thought, waiting for the snipers.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:29 pm

harold wrote:
Lew wrote:I am surprised that there aren't more bids on this. Is it because it's a 4/4 not a 6/4, and a BBb?
That would be my bet. I have heard that this specific horn had a bad valve job. Don't know if that is true or not. I haven't spoken to the owner. Isn't he the tuba instructor at BYU?

Yes, the seller is the tuba instructor at BYU.

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:08 am

bloke wrote:Have you ever noticed how when European makers try to copy old American tubas, they never can quite 'believe' how 'flattened out' the bell flare angles are on the originals?

A darn shame, too. I think this is a large component of that "American tuba sound": big icing-on-the-cake aura that only the wide, flat bells produce.

ThomasDodd · Post by **ThomasDodd** » Tue May 03, 2005 1:41 pm

I never got many bids...

So is this one a "real" York?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 7319967484

Looks like Grand Rapids on the bell.

I'll bet an hour with som polish could tripple the selling price...
Even missing a valve.

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:23 pm

LV wrote:Like this one?

Almost. A leeetle flatter still.

TubaTodd · Post by **TubaTodd** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:49 pm

I've always wondered if the bellflare on Rudy Meinl tubas is what makes them sound so good. If you notice the bellflare on Rudy's aren't as gradual as most tubas. The flare happens much closer to the edge of the bell.

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"Real" York tuba, let the bidding begin...

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