If you could design your own tuba...

[bort]

Rotary and made in America.

Shouldn't be impossible, but it pretty much is.

[Kevin_Iaquinto]

Bell: 23"
Bore: 1"
Size: 3/4

[UDELBR]

Big 20 inch "pancake" bell like on old American horns, Eb, 19mm valve set. As pictured, my go-to horn 70% of the time.

[hduong]

CC Silver Plated
20" bell
4p+1r setup all vented
no spit keys at all

not sure what else at this point

[cambrook]

Big 20 inch "pancake" bell like on old American horns, Eb, 19mm valve set. As pictured, my go-to horn 70% of the time.

Interesting looking tuba UncleBeer, can you tell me more about it?

Thanks

Cam

[EMC]

Since they really haven't done anything to progress their tuba line in awhile I've always wanted to collaborate with Alexander to make a new 6/4 F tuba and then also a new 5/4 CC tuba. Make something new and modern with a graduated bore, while keeping the classic Alex sound and color.

[Michael Bush]

CC Silver Plated
20" bell
4p+1r setup all vented
no spit keys at all

not sure what else at this point

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The 19" bell is the only real difference. (The rotary valve isn't vented, but that is a matter of 10 minutes.)

[b.williams]

25J
3+1 compensating valve system

[EMC]

Make something new and modern with a graduated bore, while keeping the classic Alex sound and color.

You can't have it both ways......

Maybe not, but I'd like to see something new from them,

[iiipopes]

I pretty much did:
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[cjk]

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[GC]

I'd like to see the Rudy Meinl 4345 CC rotary tuba redesigned to Eb.

[UDELBR]

Interesting looking tuba UncleBeer, can you tell me more about it?

It started as an HN White (forerunner of the King company) monster Eb 3 valve upright instrument. The valves are off my HB2P (never did like that horn!) and the rest is homebuilt.

[oedipoes]

I'd like to see the Rudy Meinl 4345 CC rotary tuba redesigned to Eb.

You only need to ask Rudi, and bring your checkbook ...

[Three Valves]

Rotary and made in America.

Shouldn't be impossible, but it pretty much is.

Do you see holes in American cheese??

Metric in GM cars??

American tubas have piston valves.

Case closed!!

[bort]

King 1286

Downright criminal that this tuba has to live it's life locked up in a museum. Well, unless it's a turd of a player.

[Billy M.]

Ok, just for s#!ts and giggles I'll jump in:

A true 5/4 CC tuba (not 6/4- or 4/4+) with better than Miraphone 188 intonation, Lee Stofer-esque build quality, Kanstul pistons (best I've ever touched), short-throw fifth rotor, impeccable response, solid slotting, plays fantastically in all registers, and beautiful sounding at any dynamic level in any register.

If not pistons, then a rotor version would be just fine.

I'm not asking much </sarcasm off>

[Three Valves]

Metric in GM cars??

Only since about 1975...

And see what happened??

No, no I say...

[LCTuba89]

My tuba would be something like this:

Key of EEb
6/4 Size with the same bell throat size as my BMB 6/4
.750" - .827" Bore
Front Action Pistons
4 valve with compensating system
In Silver Plate

Or just take a Besson 983 and rebuild it as a 6/4 size horn. I'm sure the intonation would suck though haha!

[PaulMaybery]

Very simply:
A CC BAT made from very thin and light metal that feels vibrant and responsive, but yet will not dent.
A valve section that is below the level of the heart and oriented to the players side of the horn closer to the bell.
A relativey in tune harmonic series, but yet with a double action MTS tuner.
Lightweight valves and springs - of course piston.
4 pistons, 1 rotary (top loading rotor)
Several exchangeble lead pipes and receivers.
Saturn water keys.
20 inch bell.
Frosted silver with bright highlights.
All tuning slides tested to be parallel and the uppers lapped for and easy pull.
Space-age silver that doesn't tarnish.