BBBb tuba recording

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:48 am

I kind of remember reading that it is just a mock-up giant tuba which was used as signage on the front of the Besson building in Euston Road, London.

Interesting, if it actually did play, it would have to be by a left-handed tuba player.

Jonathan "who thinks it would be nice to see a photo of it in its original position"

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:29 pm

Neptune wrote:I kind of remember reading that it is just a mock-up giant tuba which was used as signage on the front of the Besson building in Euston Road, London.

Interesting, if it actually did play, it would have to be by a left-handed tuba player.

Jonathan "who thinks it would be nice to see a photo of it in its original position"

This is another photo of the left-handed mockup.

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:32 pm

iiipopes wrote:I thought the big tuba was a subcontra EEb tuba, not a BBBb?

This photo is said to be of Hoffnung playing a EEEb Paxman.

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:38 pm

Here's a mystery tuba. I don't know anything about this pic other than it was labeled "septet."

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:52 pm

The mock-up was recently the subject of an eBay listing from the person who purchased it from the music store: for the winning bid, he would let you come out to his place in the country and take a picture of you "playing" it!

Isn't the "Paxman EEb" by legend the same horn that Sousa brought over from the USA for a concert tour, then couldn't fit it back in the hold on the boat for the ride home, so it was sold/given away/discarded/abandoned?

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:13 pm

iiipopes wrote:Isn't the "Paxman EEb" by legend the same horn that Sousa brought over from the USA for a concert tour, then couldn't fit it back in the hold on the boat for the ride home, so it was sold/given away/discarded/abandoned?

If that's the Hoffnung Paxman, the answer is, no--it's owned by a collector who plays tuba. And I believe it's a CCC'/BBBb depending on the tuning slides.