What's The Best Use For A G Contra

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 08, 2011 7:58 pm

I took in a DEG Dynasty (Willson) G contra over the weekend. I'm not quite sure what to do with it. It's a huge horn. Surely there's a practical use for it. Maybe the TNFJ has some suggestions. (No SNORLAX.... surely it won't fit!)

TheHatTuba · Post by **TheHatTuba** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:07 pm

tuben wrote:To keep on hand for frightening children and trombone players.
(Somewhere there is a video of me with one in a parking lot snapping notes off the wall of a building 400' away)

That would be a heck of a Halloween costume

ppalan · Post by **ppalan** » Sun May 08, 2011 9:18 pm

See if you can get a few more... then......

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:10 pm

parts.

greatk82 · Post by **greatk82** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:11 pm

Is it a 2 valve or 3?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:14 pm

greatk82 wrote:Is it a 2 valve or 3?

Four. Just added pictures that should have been on my original post. Duh.

greatk82 · Post by **greatk82** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:16 pm

Maybe sell it here:

http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/i ... ll__st__20

I reread the original post and felt dumb for not looking at the pics. Then, I saw your post about adding them. I was very confused.

Full Metal Ratchet · Post by **Full Metal Ratchet** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:15 am

I think you have a lot of good parts there, and it looks to be in good shape.

k001k47 · Post by **k001k47** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:41 am

bloke wrote:Add nearly four feet of tubing to it (hanging down vertically in playing position) and make it into a FFFF subcontrabass cimbasso...you know...to cover all of those historical subcontrabass cimbasso parts written by VVVVerdi et al.

That would be so fun to play, but not to hold.

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Mon May 09, 2011 10:45 am

KiltieTuba wrote:
bloke wrote:Add nearly four feet of tubing to it (hanging down vertically in playing position) and make it into a FFFF subcontrabass cimbasso...you know...to cover all of those historical subcontrabass cimbasso parts written by VVVVerdi et al.
That's what I was going to suggest - just make it into a concert FFFF tuba!

Whee -- a 96-foot main bugle (plus valves & valve tubing)? I'd hate to have to carry that around (even if it was carbon fiber)! On the other hand, it'd have a killer low range (bet the "brown note" is in there somewhere) ...

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:49 am

bloke wrote:Is that all...??

I guess I meant FFFFFF, then.

NOW yer talkin'!

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:32 pm

How big is that thing? The bell shape and outer bows look like the Willson 3050 or 3100.

arpthark · Post by **arpthark** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:10 pm

cjk wrote:How big is that thing? The bell shape and outer bows look like the Willson 3050 or 3100.

Agreed. I've never seen one of these big boys in person. Could we get a photo comparison of it vs. one of your Marzans or your 1291, Dan?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:54 pm

arpthark wrote:
cjk wrote:How big is that thing? The bell shape and outer bows look like the Willson 3050 or 3100.
Agreed. I've never seen one of these big boys in person. Could we get a photo comparison of it vs. one of your Marzans or your 1291, Dan?

Here are a few shots of the contra next to a King 1241. As you can see, the perimeter size is not much larger than the King. But... the branches and bows are quite a bit bigger. The bell is 20". The bell you see on the King is one of those rare 19" upright detachable bells.

The best I can figure... the open bugle on the GG is about 4 1/2 feet longer than a BBb tuba.

emcallaway · Post by **emcallaway** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:59 am

Just for the sake of discussion before it gets Frankensteined...how much would a fool need to pay for the monster?

tclements · Post by **tclements** » Tue May 10, 2011 11:04 am

Flower pot wasn't one of the choices....

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:44 pm

I like the shoulder-fire BBb idea. That would be better than the convertible tubas made to look like a contra. You would probably have better luck selling it as a concert tuba though. With those big branches it might have a pretty hefty sound to it as a concert horn.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:03 pm

tclements wrote:Flower pot wasn't one of the choices....

No... but... joining the Eb Holton bell in the fish pond was.

jstrother123 · Post by **jstrother123** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:44 am

Here is a group on facebook that has people looking for G bugles - Keep the Old School Alive...Play a "G-BUGLE"!!!

Jim

TheHatTuba · Post by **TheHatTuba** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:36 am

Did you ever do anything with this?

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