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Neat horn...FYI...

http://www.dillonmusic.com/p-26103-keefer-bbb.aspx" target="_blank

It is back up.

And I share bisontuba's enthusiasm for these in general.

Not very expensive, either.

For the full eye candy effect for those too lazy to follow a link:

I'm strangely drawn to it...

I thought this was already sold to someone fairly local...

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KiltieTuba wrote:

Tabor wrote:I thought this was already sold to someone fairly local...

That's what I had thought...

My apologies if it is not actually available... I just saw it was listed again on the website, and the link here seemed to work.

If ya want, i can ask after it?

Have confirmed, it is indeed available.

Ok, what am I missing here? What is the attraction to this seemingly "normal" tuba?

bort wrote:Ok, what am I missing here? What is the attraction to this seemingly "normal" tuba?

Keeper Eb’s, at least, rock. I used one for years in a symphony until I could afford a decent F...

Aah. I'm not at all familiar with them! Thanks!

windshieldbug wrote:

bort wrote:Ok, what am I missing here? What is the attraction to this seemingly "normal" tuba?

Keeper Eb’s, at least, rock. I used one for years in a symphony until I could afford a decent F...

I too like to replace the f with a p when spelling Brau's last name, even though in this day and age, it is probably the computer's fault.

I guess i like the sound my Keefer helicon makes... I'll have to play it again this weekend, and try to distill what i like about it into more concise words, but yeah, if i have to name a favorite tuba, i probably would still say that helicon.

Their helicons and older sousaphones (20s and earlier?), though, do have an attypical valve section, which is kind of refreshingly different visually.

IIRC, Keefer was a considered a "high end" manufacturer, back in the day.....