show-and-tell: another future bloke-tuba

Bob Kolada · Post by **Bob Kolada** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:15 pm

This isn't the one you had a few years ago, is it? I remember a leaner horn.

fairweathertuba · Post by **fairweathertuba** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:35 am

Wow, pretty soon you can stop wearing your tuba in the symphony concerts.

Tom Coffey · Post by **Tom Coffey** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:37 am

That is a fascinating project. I have always liked Buescher horns.
PM sent on a related subject.

gwwilk · Post by **gwwilk** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:41 am

Interesting ceiling tiles, Bloke--they kinda look walked on. And how did you mount it by the bell up there?

Biggs · Post by **Biggs** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:57 am

Since I'm too lazy to find your original helicon threads, can you reiterate (a few words is fine) what makes Buescher tubas particularly suitable for these projects and/or your playing preferences? Just curious!

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:13 am

drool.

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:00 pm

gwwilk wrote:And how did you mount it by the bell up there?

With a tuba glue! Sorry, couldn't resist. Sounds like a great project bloke!

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:56 am

There's a tuba similar to the Del Negro wrap Holton here in NE Ohio; It was supposedly owned by Chester Schmitz's predecessor. Anyway, it had piston valves and a main tuning slide similar to a Miraphone - sideways. It had been rebuilt and the valves were still good.

It might have been the best CC I've ever played. I can't find anyone who remembers who that dude was! I'd shoot my dog for that thing.

I can't wait to see your finished product, Bloke; these beasts sound wonderful.

J.c.S.

Mike-ICR · Post by **Mike-ICR** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:21 pm

Did you ever take this thing back off the shelf?

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:43 am

bloke wrote:Did people stop sending me their instruments to repair?
When they do, I might start pulling down some of these projects.

It's incredible if they haven't at least slowed down on sending you their instruments to repair. After all the rants you have written here about how people don't take care of their instruments any more, if they're still getting busted up it would have to make you wonder if anyone's listening.

Paul Scott · Post by **Paul Scott** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:40 am

Below is a link to a photo of John Helleberg and his Buescher CC tuba in 1922. Perhaps Buescher designed these for an easy converstion to CC.

http://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1922-7 ... 5-6-28.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:35 pm

That sure looks like a Conn...

Michael Bush · Post by **Michael Bush** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:10 pm

J.c. Sherman wrote:That sure looks like a Conn...

That it does. With yet another idea about how to handle the third valve tubing than I, at least, have seen before. I wish the definition gave us a better look at the bracing.

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