Old Eb's at Dillon's

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:19 pm

Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:29 pm

tubatooter1940 wrote:Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.

Hmmm... that's an old King model 1235. The bell is 22". I play a 4V version of this same horn. Great for Dixieland stuff but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:41 am

but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!

You didn't know?! You're supposed to play it with your fist in the bell to adjust the intonation. The "French Tuba" tradition, I believe it's called.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:05 am

SplatterTone wrote:You didn't know?! You're supposed to play it with your fist in the bell to adjust the intonation. The "French Tuba" tradition, I believe it's called.

They use specially trained dogs for that purpose now, I'm told. Much faster, and much more pitch sensitive...

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:55 pm

TubaTinker wrote:
tubatooter1940 wrote:Boy, they got a King 3-banger, front action, Eb , bell forward for $595.
That 24 inch bell makes nice false tones.
If it's a good player, that would be the tuba I'd want.
Hmmm... that's an old King model 1235. The bell is 22". I play a 4V version of this same horn. Great for Dixieland stuff but not worth a damn if you plan to play it in a section where intonation matters!

The removable bell on my 1940 King top action Eb measures 24 inches. I incorrectly assumed a King 1235 would be the same. My King has a flat eighth partial that I almost can't lip up enough and my low Eb is sharp at high volume but easy to lip in if I remember in time.