Goofy Tuba!

[Dan Schultz]

Anyone know what this might be? (besides just a 'goofy tuba'!)

[Michael Bush]

Must be Chinese, since it came with those white gloves!

[Ben]

Me thinks he is staring down the vixen of his choice....

no idea, but curious

[TubadudeCA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DocO9H81Cv4" target="_blank

All I know about that horn, is that it goes with this band, which goes on this bridge!

[sousaphone68]

Is that a Cerveny logo on the bell?

[The Big Ben]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DocO9H81Cv4" target="_blank

All I know about that horn, is that it goes with this band, which goes on this bridge!

If nothing else, it certainly looks comfortable!

[tuba_dan]

It looks like it wants to be an orenophone. But it's not...

[imperialbari]

Nothing but an overgrown Tornistertuba.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

I want one!

You think it is an easy schlep?

[J.c. Sherman]

I need this!

[jacobg]

Is there an ergonomic advantage?

[Tubajug]

In another video (the next one on the playlist for me) there is an awesome washboard solo! Very cool tuba though. Did they just flip the bell and outer bows? And obviously reshaped the leadpipe. Interesting indeed.

[Dan Schultz]

Is there an ergonomic advantage?

I like it. The valves are in a comfortable location relative to the leadpipe for stand-up playing and the bell is forward to the audience. It looks like the player has the horn suspended from a harness or neck strap.

If I did a lot of stand-up playing... I would build one for myself!

I did a bit of searching for the name of the tuba player and didn't turn up much. The group is identified as "The Charles Bridge Band" in Prague. Good stuff!

[Kevin Hendrick]

Nothing but an overgrown Tornistertuba.

Klaus

One good Torn deserves another ...

[David Richoux]

I think I have seen that horn in person. The band plays on one of the big bridges in Prague and the group I heard was called "Jazz, No Problem." I asked the owner about the horn - he had it made from two otherwise broken tubas but the only way to put them together was like that.

I know I posted a picture of it here many years ago, I will search for it.
Found it - it was a different horn with a similar set-up! Bell was tipped forward and lead pipe was wrapped slightly tighter on the top bow.

[tofu]

Must be Chinese, since it came with those white gloves!

No - the white glove indicates that this is really Michael Jackson - who cleverly faked his death in order to play funky tuba on a bridge in Europe while disguising himself by wearing a burlap sack for a hat.

[Tubajug]

Must be Chinese, since it came with those white gloves!

No - the white glove indicates that this is really Michael Jackson - who cleverly faked his death in order to play funky tuba on a bridge in Europe while disguising himself by wearing a burlap sack for a hat.

If that were the case, he should be wearing only one white glove.

[David Richoux]

Search: jazz no problem Prague and the pic is in a message I posted in 2009. On my iPhone now, can't seem to link it.

[imperialbari]

[Donn]

Same guy, right? Wonder how many of them he has?