Fiberglass/carbon fiber tubas

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:27 pm

'scuse me, but I've already searched the archives for a link to the European company that has been discussed here a couple of times. Glassen something??? can someone provide a link?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:47 pm

I believe the name is Glassl. I don't have a web address.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:58 pm

Hi Dan,

The company is/was Glassl. They used to have a web site (in German) with some nice photos of their composite tubas (fiberglass bows and bells, regular brass valve section). I particularly liked the tuba with the American flag motif -- just the thing for Independence Day band playing! However, I had a suspicion that those tubas may have looked a lot better than they sounded.

Alas, the web site is no more, and I don't know what became of the company.

Cheers,
Allen

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:33 am

Allen wrote:Alas, the web site is no more, and I don't know what became of the company.

A quick web search turned this up:

hornguys.com wrote:Herr Glassl has retired and has sold his company and tooling to Adams in Holland.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:43 am

Kevin Hendrick wrote:
Allen wrote:Alas, the web site is no more, and I don't know what became of the company.
A quick web search turned this up:

hornguys.com wrote:Herr Glassl has retired and has sold his company and tooling to Adams in Holland.

Thanks, guys! Glassl is indeed listed on the Adam website (http://www.adams-music.nl/holland/)... which indicates there are two Glassl tubas available:

Glassl
Netto Prijzen (net prices)

1BSBGL15310 - Bas Bes Glassl, fiber + metaal gelakt binnenwerk, 4 cyl., groot model - â‚¬ 5390,00

1BSBGL15700 - Bas Bes Glassl, fiber + metaal gelakt binnenwerk, 4 cyl., smal model - â‚¬ 5100,00

http://www.adams-music.nl/holland/

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:28 pm

As I recall, it was the bell section of the tubas in question that was fiberglass.

But come to think of it, with the title of the thread, just as the Modulus company makes some fine graphite guitar necks, I wonder if a graphite or carbon fiber bell section, in addition to being very light weight and durable, would have a better tone than the much maligned fiberglass souzy? And you wouldn't have to be limited in color selection!

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:06 pm

Harv hatman at harv's Happy horns, has fiberglass tuba. i think it is a Holton, but I am not sure.

ken k

Ulli · Post by **Ulli** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:15 am

Dan, it was a sad story. Mr. Glassls son died in 2002.
Look here:
http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/region ... id=2062212
I've been in Nauheim, looking for the light weights: the big and the small one, booth with Miraphone rotary valves, but the sound didn' t reach my Lignatone L 481 (40 cm bell).
Ulli

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:03 am

I had the privledge of playing Charles Daellenbach's carbon fiber bell Yamaha about 5 years ago, and it was one of the best horns I have ever played. Also, there was a thread about Walter Hilgers having a Melton 197 made of some form of composite material. viewtopic.php?t=13391&highlight=hilgers+plastic

[img]http://www.walterhilgers.com/Bilder/Ger ... /GB1_g.jpg