Grand Orchestral Tuba

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:15 pm

Cleaned up your code, matey -

Just click on the IMG code link below your photobucket photo, then paste it into your post, preview and .... nice horn, drool.

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:16 pm

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:18 pm

Hey, how'd you get the picture to appear? (when I did it, all I got was a link).

Bob

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:19 pm

well, Bob, at least the link works, even if it didn't imbed. I tried it too, didn't take for some reason. Cool tuba!!!

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:19 pm

Ah.....I now see the light!

Yes, it was a good player, too - I wish I knew where it is now.

Thank you so much for bearing with me on this....

Bob

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:24 pm

Right-click on your pic above, select Properties and then you can see what I edited out of the address/code. Again, the easy way is to left-click once on the IMG code link below your photobucket photo while you are looking at it in your photobucket album, then paste it into your post, preview and .... you can practice by sending yourself PMs through this forum. Review Wade's instructions again when you have time, he really breaks it down.

Eric "not really into all this stuff either" L.

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:26 pm

Love the European style (lack of) bell flare - all business.

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:41 pm

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:49 pm

the elephant wrote:Cleaned up, cropped, color corrected (sort of):

Very nice tuba, by the way!

Show-off!

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:50 pm

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:56 pm

Ya' know...

Always looking to start a fight... But based on the Conn Loyalist webpage your horn may not actually be a 36j??? And that 1st valve slide, was that a mod or factory???

Or from my own experience with Conn it could be what ever you want to call it!!!

Nice looking horn though... I've had my eye out for a 36j for a number of years but I'm not prepared to pay the price once it comes around!

Tim

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:12 pm

I admit I'm not up on the Conn model numbers - it might very well have been a 34J, I just don't know for sure. All I know was that it was BIG and HEAVY, with a .773 bore. The original bell was a one piece affair with a huge flair (maybe 24"? I just can't remember).

The 1st valve slide was a modification I added to make pulling that slide easier, and also with an eye on someday adding a fifth valve (which I never did - the valve was sold with the horn).

Bob

Tubadork · Post by **Tubadork** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:51 am

Hey,
I now own that horn. I really like it, I bought it from Dave Roberts in 2005 when I got back to the US from Korea. I've used it in some orchestral stuff and some brass band stuff.

It's a great player with an amazing sound, I really lucked out.

Bill

Bob Sacchi · Post by **Bob Sacchi** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:20 am

Hey Tubadork,

I'm glad you like it.

I guess some people's bad luck can become someone else's good luck.

Enjoy the horn, OK?

Bob Sacchi

trseaman · Post by **trseaman** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:25 pm

KiltieTuba wrote:what would you ask?

Based on what's currently available at Dillons & Baltimore in the $4-5K range and knowing that these horns are rare, they have no reason to drop the price. I've been looking for years (yea, I'm kinda weird like that!) but I'm only willing to pay between $3-4K for a beater, knowing full well what I'm getting into...

It's more about what your willing to pay. If you could afford the mentioned prices then you would already be a proud owner...

IMHO, Tim

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:43 pm

Sometimes the TNFJ can be a needed application of "brakes", when the "gas", also known as "horn lust", is in control. As much as I would love a 6/4 heirloom American tuba, I would factor a valve job into the purchase price of any horn that did not specifically advertise that it had just had one. It never fails that that all-so-important first valve is the one with no compression left.

Eric "BAT coveter" L.