Frankfurt Music Fair: a few impressions

[Cameron Gates]

What is the BBb rotor monster right below the cimbasso? To me it looks like a rudy but that silver bell band is making me wonder.

[UDELBR]

What is the BBb rotor monster right below the cimbasso? To me it looks like a rudy but that silver bell band is making me wonder.

Yup, it's the Rudy 6/4 (which seems more like an 8/4!)

[Cameron Gates]

Rudolf Meinl 6/4 BBb. The bell looks like silver in the picture but it isn't.

The bell looks brass on my monitor, I'm wondering about the bell wreath. I have never seen a Rudy with one before. Is this something new for Rudy or is it only for this model. That thing is big and beautiful. Also, what is the F with the round marking on the bell?

EDIT: Never mind, the F's are the same B&S. The flash for the picture distorted the markings on the bell.

[Pete Link]

Rudolf Meinl 6/4 BBb. The bell looks like silver in the picture but it isn't.

Also, what is the F with the round marking on the bell?

EDIT: Never mind, the F's are the same B&S. The flash for the picture distorted the markings on the bell.

That would be a Rudy F. I own one and it is fantastic! This one looks identical to mine with the exception of the new little emblem on the bell. Along with the 2nd and 5th valve slide kickers shown on this one mine also has a 1st kicker as well. All put on at the factory. Also mine is gold brass, not sure about the one shown in the picture. I also have interchangeble pipes, one large, one small, I use the small.
It is ashame that these horns cost so much now and are hard to come by because they truly are fantastic F tubas.
Mike Roylance uses one in BSO and he sounds great on that horn.

[chhite]

The emblem on the bell is just a sticker that Rudi places on display horns instead of stamping their logo on the bell. Most of the horns that they bring to the show are not lacquered and some get dinged during the trip from the shop. Once the horns return to the shop, the damage is fixed and the horns go back on display in their storefront.

[Cameron Gates]

The emblem on the bell is just a sticker that Rudi places on display horns instead of stamping their logo on the bell. Most of the horns that they bring to the show are not lacquered and some get dinged during the trip from the shop. Once the horns return to the shop, the damage is fixed and the horns go back on display in their storefront.

Aha. Thank you sir. I thought the round marking sort of looked like the B&S engraving. I still want to see one of those big Rudy BBb's up close. That thing must be fun to play.

[chhite]

The 6/4 is quite a horn to behold. They also had a 5/4 BBb with a vertical tuning slide that had a beautiful sound but not as broad as the 6/4. Still a full ensemble horn or one that could be massaged for quintet.

[UDELBR]

That thing must be fun to play.

"Unwieldy" is the first term that comes to mind. It's enormous. And quite a bit of work to play.

[hubert]

The Miraphone Eb (Norvegian Star, Modell 283) indeed is a revelation. I feel Miraphone never produced an instrument with an open wrap like this one. It plays as easy as a recorder::)) Price Euro 7857.

Out of interest, how did you find the Miraphone sounded - leaning darker towards a CC, or brighter towards an F?

I would say, that it sounds like an Ftuba in Eb::))
Hubert

[Cameron Gates]

Mauro,

Grazie per le fotografie e per l'invio loro su Tubenet.
Assomiglia voi si è divertito in Frankfort!

Riguardi migliori,

Scooby

What he said. Thanks for posting the pictures. It is nice to see the new MW creations up close along with that big Rudy.

[Cameron Gates]

Mauro,

Grazie per le fotografie e per l'invio loro su Tubenet.
Assomiglia voi si è divertito in Frankfort!

Riguardi migliori,

Scooby

What he said. Thanks for posting the pictures. It is nice to see the new MW creations up close along with that big Rudy.

Admit it Cam, this is the only one you looked at:



And BTW, who is this shiney new penny?

You have a point, I was drooling a little on that one. The whiner in the corner is Sawyer Crockett Gates smiling for his Christmas photo. He's now 5 months old and never cries. NOT. And yes, he does look like an alien.

[Leland]

An interesting novelty is the B-Tuba Z 3001 from MTP (Musiktreffpunkt Roland Ekle at Dettenhausen). This dealer has started to produce an own tubaline. This 4/4 rotary tuba (4 valves, traditional German modell) has a big sound (bore 21 mm!!), a totally new kind of (titanium) rotary valves that look like the Willson Rotax, but can be removed and cleaned by yourself in seconds and a removable machinery and mouthpipe (similar to Kalison). Price Euro 5200.

Is this the horn?
https://shop.ekle.de/musiktreffpunkt/sh ... PZ3001&S4=

(hope the link works)