Explain this tuba

[bort]

Stumbled on this video today, fun piece, good group, and a very good tuba player!

My question is about the tuba itself...seems to be a 6-valve tuba (4+2) with 2 slide triggers (one left-hand, one right-thumb). I thought that 6 valves helped negate the need for the triggers. He navigates it well, but 8 of 10 fingers is too much for me. Oh, and any guesses what kind of tuba it is?

[Bob Kolada]

I think Willie Brandstotter's plays -a- tuba close to that (4+3?) in some of the Mnozil youtube videos. I think it's super useful!

[cjk]

Would appear to be one of those huge B&S Mel Culbertson Apollo (?) F tubas.

Perhaps the player needs those triggers.

[Bob Kolada]

Interesting trombone too- 3 rotary valve "handslide" with a Bb/F bell. Another of that user's videos has a LEFT handed rotary trombone in it!

[Ed Jones]

I don't know much about all this tuba stuff, but that video has me craving some jaeger schitzle with a side of spaetzle and a cold Erdinger to wash it down.

[imperialbari]

More agility from same tuba player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCADf8dTmz0

No valve system with six or less valves overcomes the discrepancies of combining Pythagoras and equal temperament with conical and cylindrical tubing. More valves and more triggers raise the likelihood of finding more useable permutations.

I have seen American samples of the combination of three right hand valves and one left hand valve. 40+ years ago our opera bought three King 3B’s with an F valve plus an alternative valve section to be used in one of Verdi’s operas along with an F cimbasso.

Klaus

[Bob Kolada]

I think this is the same guy, playing the Tuba Jazz Polka (it picks up at 2:00!) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9Bw-0Z ... re=related

[Wyvern]

I think this is the same guy, playing the Tuba Jazz Polka (it picks up at 2:00!) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9Bw-0Z ... re=related

Anyone know what sort of microphone that is? Looks useful.

Also I am wondering how he is holding the tuba up? Cannot see any straps, or harness. Assume it must be one of those tuba belts, but cannot see that either.

[imperialbari]

Looks like the tuba is attached to the harness that holds his Lederhosen up.

Klaus

[JohnSzkutko]

Interesting ensemble. A standard brass quintet but the the french horn is replaced by an accordion. Sounds much better And a 3 valve "straightened" cimbasso in Bb replaces the trombone. No real trade off here.

Great playing

[cjk]

That's not a "valve trombone" player, it's a euphonium player with a gig!