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FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:10 am
by bisontuba
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:40 pm
by humBell
It is back up.
And I share bisontuba's enthusiasm for these in general.
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:22 pm
by Tom Coffey
Not very expensive, either.
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:55 pm
by humBell
For the full eye candy effect for those too lazy to follow a link:
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:18 pm
by Three Valves
I'm strangely drawn to it...
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:05 pm
by Tabor
I thought this was already sold to someone fairly local...
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:32 am
by tofu
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Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:30 am
by humBell
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?
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:28 am
by humBell
Have confirmed, it is indeed available.
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:33 am
by bort
Ok, what am I missing here? What is the attraction to this seemingly "normal" tuba?
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:47 am
by windshieldbug
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...
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:56 am
by bort
Aah. I'm not at all familiar with them! Thanks!
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:36 am
by humBell
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.
Re: FS at Dillon’s: Keefer BBb
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:17 pm
by roweenie
IIRC, Keefer was a considered a "high end" manufacturer, back in the day.....