Has anyone tried...?

[Frank Ortega]

Out of curiosity...

Has anyone out there tried to cut an old Reynolds BBb tuba to CC?

There seem to be a number of them available, and all of them have that ridiculously tall, detachable bell.
It seems to me, that if someone were to put a normal, upright bell on one of those, it would already be halfway to CC.

For those of us of a certain age, this is the same tuba seen in the pictures of Harold L. Walters on the backs of Rubank tuba solos like Stupendo!

Thanks,
Frank Ortega

[Sam Gnagey]

I've built one that was quite successful. It does take a slightly different approach than I use with the 2341 transformations. I'll see if I have a picture of that horn somewhere to post here.
Sam

[Frank Ortega]

I'd love to see those pictures, Sam!
-Frank