What is this tuba?

[TYA]

Hi I was wondering if anyone know what model and brand of tuba Roger Bobo is using in this video? Thank you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJkyi0BKPk" target="_blank

[hbcrandy]

I couldn't get a good look at the tuba to make this an authoratative statement, but, it looks like an early B&S F tuba. I find it odd in that Mr. Bobo was a Miraphone spokesman.

[imperialbari]

When Roger Bobo made a series of masterclasses/clinic in Denmark in 1984, he was a B&S endorser and the Danish importer provided him an F tuba for the stay here.

Klaus

[tclements]

I was studying with Roger when he went on Carson. It is one of the EARLY B&S F imports. I believe at that time, they had only one model. It was shortly after that that Mirafone came out with the 191 line; a B&S copy, I THINK off of Roger's B&S.

[TYA]

Since we are talking about some tubas Roger Bobo used does anyone know if he ever used a 5/4 or 6/4 tuba while he was an orchestra musician or did he always use a 4/4 of F?

[imperialbari]

Nobody tells this better than the master himself:

http://www.rogerbobo.com/


Go to

Instruments

in the right column.

Klaus

[TYA]

That Is a nice collection but it seems the only normal tuba on there is the Yamaha 622F but I see he doesn't have any large tuba on hand.

[UTSAtuba]

From what I've read, the biggest horn Mr. Bobo used is a 188. I've also read that he used to rock the house with a Mirafone 184 CC (about 3/4 size in today's standards) when playing with the LA Philharmonic.

Joseph "fwiw"

[TYA]

Wow that's amazing one a 184 lol. Do you think this is possible today? Or now do we have to go with the times and go with a larger 5/4-6/4 tuba? And thank you again for sharing that info.

[imperialbari]

Wow that's amazing one a 184 lol. Do you think this is possible today? Or now do we have to go with the times and go with a larger 5/4-6/4 tuba? And thank you again for sharing that info.

Without being directly comparable, the 184 and the Besson 981 (as used in the British orchestras), are not too far from each other in size.

Klaus

[TYA]

Wow that's amazing one a 184 lol. Do you think this is possible today? Or now do we have to go with the times and go with a larger 5/4-6/4 tuba? And thank you again for sharing that info.

Without being directly comparable, the 184 and the Besson 981 (as used in the British orchestras), are not too far from each other in size.

Klaus

Do they have the same sound? because one is an EEb and one is a CC if I remember right.

[pjv]

Between 1978 and 1985 I studied with Roger. I remember early on that he had given up his Mirafone 180 F tuba with a besson bell (now for sale at The Horn Guys/Fergusons in Calif.!) to play on a B&S Symphonie. Larry Minnick had replaced the clock-work valve springs for a set from Miraphone and as well had Larry lengthen the 5th valve from 1 whole step to 2, which he preferred.
Roger played his 186 up until the advent of the 188. I sure Roger must have used his 184 at some time in the LA Phil, if not for a particular composition then certainly to test out if it had any possible usage in an orchestra.

Hope this helps.

-Patrick

[tbn.al]

To all you guys who are visiting Roger's website........please take the time to plug in some earphones and listen to the Schubert. What music! Wow! That's really music!

[Phil Dawson]

Wow that's amazing one a 184 lol. Do you think this is possible today? Or now do we have to go with the times and go with a larger 5/4-6/4 tuba? And thank you again for sharing that info.

When you are as good as Bobo you can play on anything you wish (within reason) and most likely make it happen. Phil