Walter Kroner?

[AFtubagal]

I just acquired this horn. It needs some TLC but I made a good swap for it! Does anyone know what make it might be and how old? Maybe late 60's. The stencil on the bell reads "Walter Kroner". I can't find a serial #. Any info would be helpful.

[AFtubagal]

I forgot to add that it is about 44 inches tall and the bell is 16 1/2 inches.

[Dan Schultz]

I've seen "Walter Kroner" as a stencil brand on B&S tubas. Yours looks like it could be one, too.

+1. Yup... it's a B & S like many other 'stencil' tubas like Karl Wunderlich, Sonora, Gerhart Schneider, and some others I can't remember at the moment.

Good horns. We'll worth spending a few bucks on.

[AFtubagal]

Thanks guys!! Why didn't they put serial#? Do you think it's from the mid 60's? This was my sweetest swap ever!!!

[Heavy_Metal]

Definitely a B&S- you'll like this tuba.

On my Sonora, the S/N is on the mouthpiece receiver. I've also heard of the S/N on the valve paddle rack on some tubas. Yours is definitely older than mine, it has the S-link valve gear whereas mine has the newer uniball setup.

For those who haven't seen it, this thread includes a list of known B&S stencils:

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[AFtubagal]

It does look like an original lead pipe. It also swallowed my Helleberg mp, so I will be needing a euro shank mp.

[imperialbari]

http://www.chisham.com/tips/bbs/nov2003 ... 55449.html

[imperialbari]

http://www.musicalmerchandisedirectory. ... p286338?c=

Take a look at the About-paragraph. The name maybe is not coming entirely out of the blue.