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The tuba has been sold.

Hi - a picture would be great!

Alex Kidston

http://tw.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/timche ... r=/92d0scd

For extra large pictures, or different angles please e-mail.

Okay okay maybe it's the tuba itself that's very thick??

Scooby Tuba wrote:

Scooby Tuba wrote:Nylon rotors or brass rotors?

By the lack of response, I'll assume nylon. In '77, you could get either. The nylon rotors were just starting to be their standard issue.

http://tw.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/timche ... pg&.src=ph

Sorry for the lack of response I was hoping somebody would look at the pics and point out. Could somebody look at this picture and tell me what it is? I don't actually know which part of the valve are you referring to (they look all-metal to me), I never really paid attention to the valves as I never had a problem with them. Thanks!

P.S. tuba also comes with assorted Hetman lubes, all that you'll need! Also the tuba just had a $250 chem clean earlier this year. I've played less than 20 times since then (more likely 10-15).

Thanks...I'll check it out when I go back to school.

Just pull out the 2nd valve slide, get a flashlight point it into the slide and look down into the valve. This is an easier way of finding out, than taking out the valve.

Not to potentially rain on Chen's parade,but, how much difference does that really make?I don't remember the last time i played a gig in over 75-80 degrees...or under 55-60...

My outdoor gigs are almost always at night/dusk or at least in the shade.

MikeMason wrote:Not to potentially rain on Chen's parade,but, how much difference does that really make?I don't remember the last time i played a gig in over 75-80 degrees...or under 55-60...

Last year I subbed in an outdoor symphony pops concert / fireworks show where the temperature under the tent stayed in the 90's and flirted with 100 a few times. I remember the union rep announcing when it would periodically break a certain threshold, and saying that players had the option of not playing at those points; although noone took him up on it. I didn't have any trouble with my brass MW rotors, although there were times my tuning slide was near the limit.
FWIW, The concert had enough "standard lit" on it that one would probably not be able to get away with your typical outdoor concert beater.
(Unless said beater horn had outstanding projection consistent through all registers and no significant intonation issues or problem notes.)

But, I agree with Scoob:

Scooby Tuba wrote:On a horn from '77, nature has probably already done the official "fix".

My 1977 HB-2 has brass rotors, if that is any indication.....