Post a pic of the coolest tuba modification you have seen

Chasetbr · Post by **Chasetbr** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:52 pm

Post a pic of the coolest tuba modification you have seen.
I am curious what cool things some of you have, have seen, or have made.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:01 pm

Well... once upon a time it WAS a tuba!

doublebuzzing · Post by **doublebuzzing** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:45 pm

TubaTinker wrote:Well... once upon a time it WAS a tuba!

Yes, that's a bit of a modification

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:57 pm

Dr. Suessaphone made from an old Buescher. It can be played seated or standing without having to actually hold the weight of the horn. It has a Stewart Stand attached to the bottom bow.

I also did the same thing to my Boosey & Hawkes Eb tuba in order to raise the mouthpiece up to the proper height.

not very "cool" but very useful!

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:06 am

P@rick · Post by **P@rick** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:14 am

Without doubt...

AHynds · Post by **AHynds** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:20 am

Not a picture, but a video of one of the godfathers of the tuba, Zdzisław Piernik, playing his prepared tuba. I highly suggest watching this whole video--even in his later years, he is still a monumental performer and musician.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3SwjZE-n-I

Aaron H

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:08 am

Dylan King wrote:

Whoa! Call me ignorant, but what is that? Some sort of compensating system?

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:01 pm

Tubajug wrote:
Dylan King wrote:
Whoa! Call me ignorant, but what is that? Some sort of compensating system?

I think it's a double tuba the rotary valves bring in a different set of slides to change the key of the tuba.

Bandmaster · Post by **Bandmaster** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 4:39 pm

goodgigs wrote:"My kingdom for a photograph !"
I wanted to remind all that Joe Selmansbuger is another of a small group on this board who is willing to
Ignore the posability of failure and just build what he wants. He built the "Bloke o Phone". WOW !
I don't have the photo but somebody should post it as it is a turn of the century Busher sousaphone converted
to be a five valve, CC Helicon. It looks like a million - make that two million bucks !

Although I don't like "bling", of this bling I could sing !
(It also plays well)

Do you mean this Bloke o Phone?

David Richoux · Post by **David Richoux** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:07 pm

I saw this guy playing on the Charles Bridge in Prague. It was made from a left rotor system and body of a valve horn.

backwards tuba.jpg

Pete Link · Post by **Pete Link** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:45 pm

Here's my "mini T" from another thread. It's in CC and essentially sounds just like a cimbasso.

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Cheers

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:52 pm

Do you mean this Bloke o Phone?

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Thanks for the great picture! That thing is GORGEOUS!

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:38 am

David Richoux wrote:I saw this guy playing on the Charles Bridge in Prague. It was made from a left rotor system and body of a valve horn.

It looks to me like a normal rotary valve section made for the right hand, just grafted on to what had maybe been a top valve tuba.

David Richoux · Post by **David Richoux** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 4:03 am

Donn wrote:
David Richoux wrote:I saw this guy playing on the Charles Bridge in Prague. It was made from a left rotor system and body of a valve horn.
It looks to me like a normal rotary valve section made for the right hand, just grafted on to what had maybe been a top valve tuba.

Yes, but it became more like a backwards Tournister design with the lead pipe coming to the other side of the body. He said it was made from two horns that he happened to find in the junk bin - they had to make due with what was available while the Communists were in control.

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:00 pm

The Sellmansburger Helicon is one of the most amazing horns I have seen.

I'd like a "baritonbasso" as shown earlier in the thread. Too bad I have no fabrication skills. Would a baritone/euphonium bell grafted onto a Wessex tournister make one of these?

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:08 pm

KiltieTuba wrote:
sousaphone68 wrote:
Tubajug wrote:
Whoa! Call me ignorant, but what is that? Some sort of compensating system?
I think it's a double tuba the rotary valves bring in a different set of slides to change the key of the tuba.
Yes, it's a double tuba in F and CC. It uses a rotor similar to the old change valve on some European French horns.

That must be a beastly heavy horn. A player would have to be strong like Tommy to survive. Did he use it very much?

bisontuba · Post by **bisontuba** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 2:02 pm

KiltieTuba wrote:

It's technically a small-bore Eb tuba in flugelhorn/baritone shape, but you can call it a contrabass flugelhorn (though it's technically a bass flugelhorn). Not unlike Carl Kleinsteuber's contrabass trumpet, except that it has 90-95% conical tubing. It takes a tuba mouthpiece.

+1
Mark

pjv · Post by **pjv** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:59 am

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:49 am

This is the coolest tuba modification that I have seen combining plastic fabrication and custom made 4 valve block. Done by Brian Kane/goodgigs

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