Tuba "Glassl" - Fieberglastuba in B

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:42 am

What are your thoughts???

http://cgi.ebay.de/Tuba-Glassl-Fiebergl ... dZViewItem

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:11 am

Probably a great school horn--if you ding it, just send it to auto shop for repairs--a little Bondo and some paint and it's good as new.

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Thu May 11, 2006 7:55 am

a waste of a good valveset?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Thu May 11, 2006 10:39 am

interesting concept. Somebody should ask for a recording.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:01 pm

What a potential school instrument!!! All the complexity of rotary valve mechanics together with all the resonance of a fiberglass sousaphone! What WILL they think of next?

greatk82 · Post by **greatk82** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:15 pm

From an older discussion:
http://www.chisham.com/tips/bbs/apr2002 ... 92930.html

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:00 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:Probably a great school horn--if you ding it, just send it to auto shop for repairs--a little Bondo and some paint and it's good as new.

Chuck, I bought an old flugelhorn off Ebay about a month ago. Some dents in the bell bow had been filled with Bondo and painted gold!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:00 am

TubaTinker wrote:Chuck, I bought an old flugelhorn off Ebay a month. Some dents in the bell bow had been filled with Bondo and painted gold!

You know, I have a cornet that came from the factory painted gold--not lacquer--paint--and it was made in the USA.

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:59 am

Actually, I like the idea. I played with three groups which had me playing with fiberglass sousaphones and I thought the lack of resonance would be a problem but if you center your sound properly, it isn't much of a problem. These are great for traveling. (I like playing tuba when I travel.) On some airlines, weight is a very important thing. The weight on the Glassl tuba wasn't listed, but I would imagine it to be somewhere around 18 or 20 pounds. Add a 30 pound tuba case and you can still bring a 30 pound suitcase and not be charge for overage--being over 80 pounds.