How many tubas do you own?

[The Impaler]

Two, if my euphonium counts!!!

[Dan Schultz]

Can't have too many tubas!

Primary horns:
- Miraphone 183-4 (Eb)
- Carl Wunderlich 4V rotary BBb
- King Model 1235 Eb bell-front with 4 front pistons
- Martin 'mammoth' BBb sousa

[tubacdk]

pre-PT B&S F
Rudolf Meinl RM43-5 CC
Meinl-Weston Rotary 2155 CC

Chuck Koontz

[Teubonium]

Mirafone 186 4v BBb

King 3v with recording bell I use for TubaChristmas and some other outdoor gigs. It is 50 years old, don't know the model number. Any help?

2 Euphs, 4 trombones

[joh_tuba]

I own a PT15, PT3, PT6 and MW2165. I love them all very very much. In the process now of buying a house. Money is very tight.. I really don't want to sell any of them but I might just let the PT6 or 2165 go for the right price. Both are amazing horns with very special qualities. Feel free to make an offer. IF there are no really good offers I'll just keep all four and be content. Each fills their niche very nicely.

[Paul S]

a 4/4 contrabass 4rv BBb tuba, 3/4 4pv+1rv F tuba plus an oversize 1927 Silver Holton 3pv BBb Sousaphone on loan from my sister

[Pastor McPurvis]

My humble collection:

Sanders CC - late 60s early 70s vintage

Cerveney 'Piggy' CC - early 80s vintage

Conn Eb 'Raincatcher' Sousaphone - around 1927 vintage

Pastor McPurvis
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[Leland]

Karl Zeiss "Master Modelle" BBb, probably mid-70's;
VMI 3302
King K-90 contrabass bugle

[tjonp]

I'm a euph player, but I don't own any horns. I'm using the university horn right now. If one of you guys could loan me a few thousand bucks, maybe I could get one...

[Lew]

I currently own:

BBb Henry Distin
Eb Henry Distin
King 2341 (1 piece, but without removeable valve section)
Martin BBb w/ recording bell
Besson 983 Eb
Boston Musical Instrument Eb (technically an Eb Bombardon)
Henry Distin BBb helicon
York Eb helicon
King 1250 sousaphone
Keefer BBb sousaphone
Keefer Eb sousaphone

I have owned in the past,
Conn 22J
Conn 21J (3 different ones)
Conn 20K
Conn/Worcester BBb
Conn 4 valve BBb raincatcher sousaphone
2 other King BBb sousaphones
Distin/Boosey Eb circular bombardon (helicon)
Boosey Eb bombardon
2 piece King 2341
Musica/Styriaton/Cerveny 97J/786
2 other Distin Eb tubas
Keefer Eb tuba
Boosey & Hawkes Regent BBb (non-compensating)
Holton BBb BAT with detachable recording bell
York Monster 4 valve front action Eb tuba
York 726 "Monster" BBb sousaphone
Buescher Eb helicon
Buescher Eb raincatcher sousaphone

That's all that I can think of.

[lowbrass-freak]

I have:
kalison C tuba K2001
Kalison F tuba Daryl Smith
B&S F tuba 3100w
Besson Sovereign Eb tuba
Melton F cimbasso

[Jonathan Cruz]

I own:

Alexander BBb 164 Kaiserbass
St Pete BBb original model

Jonathan Cruz
BBb Bass
Brass Band of Central Florida

[CJ Krause]

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[Rick Denney]

How many tubas do you own?

Six.

BBb: Holton 345, York Master, and Miraphone 186
F: B&S Symphonie, Yamaha 621, and Missenharter project horn

Then there are the Besson euphonium, the Conn 48H trombone, the Olds Ambassador trombone, the Reynolds euphonium, and the Fender Precision Bass. But those don't count.

Rick "who doesn't have it as bad as Lew" Denney

[Leland]

Hey Leland

the Karl Zeiss tubas are really good. i helped a friend completely change the linkage and make it a great tuba.

He loves it,, tall bell but what a nice sound,,,,,,,,,, sweet sound.

How did you get it?
How is the 3302 doing?

The Zeiss is a good horn. With the original clockspring valves, it's pretty durable -- just plop it in the trunk & go. Plays more in tune than the 186's that my school bought while I was there, and after annealing the bell it sounds even darker than before.

I bought it from Nate Griffith, who had bought it as part of a set of 5 from a local high school. The worst was used as parts to rebuild the other four, and mine is #3 in terms of "niceness". Right now, I'm letting one of the other Marines use it for occasional tuba playing.

I rarely need to play the 3302 anymore, but whenever I do, I'm impressed by how well it plays. It didn't take me nearly as long as I feared to get my BBb chops back for the President's Own audition (we returned from our West Coast tour just a week prior to that day), and I don't think it held me back. I'm happy with the purchase.

[Lew]

How many tubas do you own?

Six.

BBb: Holton 345, York Master, and Miraphone 186
F: B&S Symphonie, Yamaha 621, and Missenharter project horn

Then there are the Besson euphonium, the Conn 48H trombone, the Olds Ambassador trombone, the Reynolds euphonium, and the Fender Precision Bass. But those don't count.

Rick "who doesn't have it as bad as Lew" Denney

I have slowed down acquisition, but I didn't include my valve trombones (6 of various styles including a flugabone and trombonium), euphoniums (4 including 1 double bell), or all of the other cornets, flugelhorns, trombones, and altos (still no trumpets). I think next will be a bass, either guitar or upright, or maybe both, to get back to my string roots. having started on cello.

[chipster55]

just 1 - an Amati ABB323 - an inexpensive horn, good for community band, TubaChristmas, etc.

[tubamike]

just one: a Besson 3 valve

looking out for a good Conn Sousa for a reasonable price

[scouterbill]

York Master
Vintage King Sousaphone
Silver Standard American Premier Eb
Pan American Eb
York Master Baritone horn
Conn Bass clarinet
various other instruments
Let's see, If I could sell some useless furniture I could probably find room for a couple more horns.

[Highams]

Euphoniums in my collection;

1992 Willson 2900 4 valve comp
1891 Highams 5 valve
1902 Highams 5 valve
1914 Highams 4 valve non comp
1910 Besson 3 valve
1912 Hawkes Dictor 4 valve
1900 Courtois 4 valve non comp

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