What's the deal with the wrap for the 4th valve tubing? Is that whole thing at the top the tuning slide?
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bort
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What's the deal with the wrap for the 4th valve tubing? Is that whole thing at the top the tuning slide?
What's the deal with the wrap for the 4th valve tubing? Is that whole thing at the top the tuning slide?
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Kevin Hendrick
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Re: no name 3/4 tuba
Sure looks like it to me. Don't know what else it could be ...bort wrote:What's the deal with the wrap for the 4th valve tubing? Is that whole thing at the top the tuning slide?
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I got a catalog from Custom Music about 7 years ago that had a Sanders tuba in it that looked very similar to this. I remember you guys noting that Sanders tubas are stencil horns for somebody, but I've forgotten who.
The catalog specifically points out the "open wrap" on the fourth valve.
The catalog specifically points out the "open wrap" on the fourth valve.
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Dan Schultz
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The Sanders Imperial horns are made in China. Used to be made in Easter Europe perhaps MORE than 15 years ago.Doug@GT wrote:I got a catalog from Custom Music about 7 years ago that had a Sanders tuba in it that looked very similar to this. I remember you guys noting that Sanders tubas are stencil horns for somebody, but I've forgotten who.
The catalog specifically points out the "open wrap" on the fourth valve.
The 4th valve wrap on the horn in question is very similar to my GDR Carl Wunderlich (Sonora) stencil from the 70's.
The thumbring attachment plate and some of the bracing smack of Mirafone but I don't think any German horns produced as recently as '95 had a keel of that type. My opinion is that IF IT WAS MADE IN '95 it could be a Chinese copy marketed by a German company. This is just an opinion and if I REALLY wanted to know the origin of the horn, I would call the seller for further information. It's very difficult to say exactly who makes what these days!
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.