Heiko Treibenner Model F tuba

Blake Dowling · Post by **Blake Dowling** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:27 pm

Has anyone ever tried one of these? I saw one recently and it has inspired my curiosity. Any comments would be excellent.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:29 pm

It's a 6/4 sized F tuba, with 5 valves. The 5th valve is dependent (that is, it's within the 4th valve tubing, and works only when the 4th valve is activated).

Meinl Weston sells this as the model 45K. Not too many of these out there, but there are a few, I'm sure.

Blake Dowling · Post by **Blake Dowling** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:34 pm

So would 5+1 still give you a Bb? Not to familiar with Dependent valves.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:09 pm

bloke wrote:
Blake Dowling wrote:So would 5+1 still give you a Bb? Not to familiar with Dependent valves.
If a 5th rotor is situated WITHIN the loop that is activated by the 4th rotor, nothing happens when you depress the 5th rotor unless you (at least) also depress #4.

Beat me to it. I think the advantage is that most of the time, you're only blowing air through 4 of the rotors, not all 5.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:02 am

Yeah, but you give up some alternate fingerings and trill fingerings, not that I'm in a position that I'd ever have the opportunity to use them....

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:27 pm

I played one at the Army Conference back in 1999. I remember it being a phenomenal instrument. But then again, it actually was Herr Triebener's tuba. It is hands down one of the best F's I have ever played. Very impressive sound, and response in all registers. Or at least thats the perception that I got when I could hear it above all the other mating whales in that room.

Matt Ransom · Post by **Matt Ransom** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:23 pm

One of the MW Treibener F's sort of fell into my hands this past year in like new condition.
It is a bit of a stretch to call it a 6/4 F. It is extremely tall and very narrow though the body. The overall size is similar to my old Alexander F.

The striking thing about the tuba is how quickly it responds. The pitch is good overal but is very good with the second valve slide kicker. The kicker is also in a nice safe place, unlike the 45slp.

The dependent 5th is great. The F# and B are easily tuneable 2-4 with the 2nd slide kicker. The low CC is fine as is the Bb below with 5-4.

The entire 5th valve range is open and focused. By that, I mean you can really stick the landing on the low stuff.

Email or PM if you want photos or more info. I am going to offer the tuba to a couple of my students. If no one wants it, I will offer it for sale soon.

Matt

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Heiko Treibenner Model F tuba

Heiko Treibenner Model F tuba

MW 45K Treibener F