How many tubas do you own?

[Highams]

Euphoniums in my collection;

1992 Willson 2900 4 valve comp
1891 Highams 5 valve
1902 Highams 5 valve
1914 Highams 4 valve non comp
1910 Besson 3 valve
1912 Hawkes Dictor 4 valve
1900 Courtois 4 valve non comp

www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/neweuph.htm

[Rob Wilson]

Tjonp wrote, "If one of you guys could loan me a few thousand bucks, maybe I could get on." However, most college student spell loan as GRANT or GIFT.

Rob W <><

[runelk]

I have four tubas + a serpent
My main Ax - a 2165
My F - an original B & S Symphonie F
An old Conn 3v Eb
A turn of the century helicon in Bb

And a fiberglass copy of a serpent pitched in C. No keys, just 6 holes

[ContraDude]

Weril 3/4 CC Tuba - Ensemble work... Traveling...

Pan-american (york?) Eb Tuba- Solos. Looks like garbage, but it plays well

Bach Tuba - The tuba I am forced to play for school. I hate it. I need at least a Miraphone 188 or a good cerveny.

FrankenContra (mostly a DEG Dynasty horn) - What happens when you have 3 or 4 non-working contras laying around and decide to make them work. It is rather disturbing to look upon. maybe I'll post a few pics.

C.P.
Tubist/Contrabass bugler

[chipster55]

just 1 - an Amati ABB323 - an inexpensive horn, good for community band, TubaChristmas, etc.

How about Amati's pistons? Do they work?

They work ok as long as I keep them well oiled - I also swab them with denatured alcohol once a week

[phoenix]

Sanders Imperial (sadly)
Miraphone 1291 (YAY! )

[Hank74]

My horns are:

1. A silver Jupiter BBb sousaphone from about 5 years ago.
2. A brass Bestler BBb tuba which I recently bought on E-bay.
3. The Besson BBb tuba which I'm selling since I have the Bestler now. and
4. I'm planning to use a fiberglass sousaphone on loan from the band that I'm in for the marching season. I'll see how this works out compared to my brass sousa.

So that would make 4.

Hank74

[Michael Denney]

If tenor tubas count,
Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign 4v compensating.

Also a Sear-Du Prins 4 front valve BBb.
There are four or five more I want, but I'm pacing myself...and keeping my marriage intact.

[dave]

Tubas I own:

Alex 164 BBb Kaiser
Alex 163 CC (soon to go to a new owner)
Yamaha 621F
Old German F Helicon
Hirsbrunner euphonium
Alex 4Valve bariton
Besson 955 English baritone
Conn Double Bell euphonium
King 4Valve euphonium
King Double Bell euphonium
Old German rotary valve marching baritone

also:
King Eb alto horn
Alex trumpet
Fiske Kuhlohorn
York Cornet

and still on the lookout for more interesting horns. You can never have too many Alexes.

-Dave

[Steve Marcus]

Miraphone 1291 (YAY! )

Did it arrive, Phoenix? How is it?

[wkass28]

I own three horns.

BBb Conn 5J
BBb Keefer made in 1924
Eb Conn 4V Silver Sousaphone

[tubacrow]

I own 2 that I play all the time, but I own a third horn that is in pieces. One day I will rebuild it.

[Michael Bush]

Wow. I've seen threads raised from the dead before, but a thread from eight years ago?!? Very impressive.

[BavarianFanfare]

Miraphone (Germany) 187-4U Pro BB-Flat.

VMI (Germany) 103 BB-Flat.

[kathott]

I use regularly: two Mirafone CC’s, two B&H Eb’s, Yamaha 621 F,
Meinl-Weston "Trolley” F

Sometimes use: Besson "New Standard" euphonium, BBb Besson 225 ‘Recording Bell’

[The Big Ben]

Miraphone Perinet Standard 3v BBb student type horn. <for sale>
Amati Eb small with 3v <for sale>
Olds 099-4 4v BBb <not for sale>

[MartyNeilan]

The tuba formerly known as BART.

Adding a 3+1 EEb when I get around to it.

[muttenstrudel]

My signature horns.

[cbettler]

Two, YCB-822S and YFB-822S

[armytuba]

1. My main axe: Rudolf Meinl 5-valve CC Tuba
2. Amati 4-valve BBb Helicon
3. Conn 22J 3-valve BBb Tuba
4. O.H. Jacobs/Brevette 4-valve Eb Tuba
5. Boosey & Hawkes 3-valve BBb Tuba