And I thought my Holton 345 was big?

Bandmaster · Post by **Bandmaster** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 4:36 am

I found this video tonight and my gosh, that is one big tuba!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfekTQouk9Y

WORLD Franz Xaver Hüller & Co. Graslitz CSR in BBb - never heard of it before...

Michael Bush · Post by **Michael Bush** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:41 am

I think it might be for sale? At any rate a guy named Uwe is selling a kaiser BBb on Facebook.

imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:20 am

The one for sale is a Lignatone made by Cerveny.

With all due (dis-)respect for video sound: If that video was to express the potentials of that Hüller 6/4 BBb, I wouldn’t buy it.

Klaus

bort · Post by **bort** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:41 am

It's too big. Even if it sounded nice... It's just too big. Unless of course, if that man is very small.

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:12 am

Bandmaster wrote:I found this video tonight and my gosh, that is one big tuba!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfekTQouk9Y

This popped up on the side of this page: A video from the NY Times featuring the Carl Fischer "Largest Tuba In The World":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK1GDkvFdL4" target="_blank

bigbob · Post by **bigbob** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:44 pm

Good Golly that is really big!(the words I always want to hear from my wife)<S>Couldn't it be considered bigger than a 6/4??I noticed there were several takes on the film I think it's so he could get some air.. that's a lot of horn to fill..BB

Lectron · Post by **Lectron** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:58 am

KiltieTuba wrote:
GregTuba79 wrote:
imperialbari wrote:The one for sale is a Lignatone made by Cerveny.

With all due (dis-)respect for video sound: If that video was to express the potentials of that Hüller 6/4 BBb, I wouldn’t buy it.

Klaus
It does sound quite "dull" to me too. Maybe he's not putting enough air into it or something. This horn should be way bigger sounding..
I think it's more of a recording issue than the lack of air... probably a poor microphone from a tablet or a phone

probably a poor microphone from a tablet or a phone, but hardly the problem

groovlow · Post by **groovlow** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:06 am

How would a you record a trumpet in a five gallon bucket?
A bigger room would help the mobile mic.
Plus blowing very long waves into the corner of a small room creates all kinds of interference

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imperialbari · Post by **imperialbari** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:46 pm

Here a sound sample with about the same size of tuba (a Lignatone by Cerveny) also recorded in a corner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCXFu7GTnQ

MackBrass · Post by **MackBrass** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:02 am

The Cerveny 601 BBb is the largest I have played and would consider it too big for anything useful, although they are great conversation pieces. Here is a video I did compared to an alex 163 CC, big difference.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBD1E4 ... A3oVrH7uPU" target="_blank

toobagrowl · Post by **toobagrowl** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:20 am

KiltieTuba wrote:
I think it's more of a recording issue than the lack of air... probably a poor microphone from a tablet or a phone

Yep...and a poor acoustic environment (practice room). Keep in mind that guy isn't playing very loud or aggressively. But with good headphones you can still hear the 'deep bass' of that huge Kaisertuba. I guarantee that tuba would sound much bigger if recorded with better equipment in a large room/hall

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