Alexander 151 Euphonium/Tenor Tuba

dave · Post by **dave** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:35 pm

I received my new (to me) Alex model 151 today. All I can say is, I love this horn. It is free-blowing and resonant, with a tone that is a lot darker and more projecting than Willson or Hirsbrunner horns. The intonation is very good. It plays as well in-tune as my Hirsbrunner although I have to use a few alternate fingerings. It takes some getting used to to operate the tuning slide trigger with the thumb of the right hand; I would have preferred a left hand solution, and may move it. Here are some pictures:

ArnoldGottlieb · Post by **ArnoldGottlieb** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:18 pm

That is one pretty horn. You're in good company too http://www.rogerbobo.com/instruments/bb ... tuba.shtml enjoy it.
Peace.
ASG

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:56 pm

that bad boy looks 'spensive.i'm having slight surges of jealousy over it and the front action Marzan euph.posted recently.I really have no use for either,but still.....

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:20 am

two Stewart Stand tension knobs soldered directly on to a $6K euphonium?

Yes, and the stand works great - I couldn't be more pleased with the addition. I used the velcro bands for years, and was never happy with them. It wouldn't take much for one of the instrument repair wizards to come up with an improved version of this, that looks nice as well as does the job.

The Alexander came with two leadpipes, you can see the second bracket above the standard leadpipe. The point of the secoind leadpipe was to raise the mouthpiece high enough that the horn sits on the lap. It works, but the intonation is not the same, the leadpipe is an inch or two longer, and a little detail like that makes a huge difference on some notes.

dtemp · Post by **dtemp** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:48 am

How does she sound compared to a "standard" euphonium?

Tubadork · Post by **Tubadork** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:00 pm

hey,
where did you get it?
I wouldn't mind having one, but $$$$ you know. Plus I'm on the hunt for a contrabass trombone.
Cool,
Bill