4 Valve 6/4 Contrabasses?

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4 Valve 6/4 Contrabasses?

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Do any companies make 4 valve 6/4 tubas?
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TheHatTuba wrote:Do any companies make 4 valve 6/4 tubas?
MW 195-7
RM does as well

Those are the two companies off the top of my head...
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Was there is there a mw 2164?
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Congratulations--I bet the old horn is more open without that 5th valve in the leadpipe. Nice work!
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Bob Kolada wrote:Was there is there a mw 2164?
I've heard reference to a 2164 being a 4 valved version of the 2165 and the 2154 being the same to the 2155. I seem to recall this being listed on their old website from years past. They would also describe the ability of the 2165 to play in BBb with option slides. I don't think any of this information is on their current website.
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TheHatTuba wrote:Do any companies make 4 valve 6/4 tubas?
Gronitz PBK...arguably a 6/4

Wilson...arguably a 6/4
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Fascinating about the York tuning slide. Can't wait to see future installments of the mods you will do!
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