Who owns a Lyon & Healy

[bort]

Is yours the one that was at Baltimore Brass a year or so ago? That's the only other one I know of.

[Biggs]

Me. Eb, trois pistons. Restored by Lee Stofer.

[aqualung]

Lyon & Healy
American
Climax
Chicago

Eb 3V, nsn, .625 bore, 15" bell, tuning slide assy between leadpipe and cluster, raw brass, small shank receiver

[bort]

Is yours the one that was at Baltimore Brass a year or so ago? That's the only other one I know of.

No, mine came from Norm Epley in Louisville. He found it in the corner of the local shrine band room. There was a picture of the band playing it in 1917, so we assume they bought it new.

Damn thats cool!

Well then, there was a big old L&H at BBC a little while ago. Now I can't remember if it was in original condition or if it had been modified. Same basic tuba, though.

[bisontuba]

Damn thats cool!

Well then, there was a big old L&H at BBC a little while ago. Now I can't remember if it was in original condition or if it had been modified. Same basic tuba, though.

Thank you, Bort - Norm has made it a wonderful player. I have always heard the horror stories of 6/4 tuba tuning issues, especially ones that were cut to C. I have found none of these issues in this horn. Having never spent much time playing an American horn, it is taking some time to adjust, because they certainly demand different techniques than German horns. I probably never paid any attention to the one at BBC. Perhaps Mike Lynch got it? I believe the one he owns that Don Harry plays is a Matt Walters creation. Same bugle as mine (as far as I can tell) with a Meinl valveset. They both said it is a monster player.

The L&H Don uses that Mike owns was created by Matt and has a M/W valve set on it. Magnificent horn.
Mark

[Tubajug]

I've got a little Eb Lyon and Healy that I picked up off of craigslist and used to learn/practice my repair skills. You can click on it in my signature to see the thread about me fixing it up.

[dunelandmusic]

I have this one: http://best-intown.com/CoolTubas/LyonHe.htm" target="_blank

[bort]

Where were Lyon & Healy tubas made? And what's the company history?

[bisontuba]

Where were Lyon & Healy tubas made? And what's the company history?

http://www.horn-u-copia.net/Reference/display.php" target="_blank

[vespa50sp]

I have a little Chicago Silver Piston Eb Helicon (Lyon and Healy). It's my go-to horn for tuba Christmas.



There is a nice little autobiography of Patrick Joseph Healy online if you are are interested.
https://archive.org/details/patrickjosephhea00lawr

I have seen identical JW Pepper and Sons horns in my area also. I'm guessing all of these were imported from France. An old JW Pepper Catalog lists their helicon as being manufactured by C. A. Mouchel in France, with German Silver Valves
https://brasstacks.de/ce_photo/html/ima ... ./../sound

The Light Action Silver valves were a feature of the Lyon and Healy https://brasstacks.de/ce_photo/html/ima ... ./../sound There instruments were said to be built by Courtois

This is a kind of fun old band instrument catalog site if you want to dig around
https://brasstacks.de/aus-gbr-usa.html

[dunelandmusic]

No I only have one of Dale's tubas

[tubapix]

Vince Simonetti has a few

https://simonettitubacollection.com/ins ... and-healy/" target="_blank

[Bandmaster]

Damn thats cool!

Well then, there was a big old L&H at BBC a little while ago. Now I can't remember if it was in original condition or if it had been modified. Same basic tuba, though.

Thank you, Bort - Norm has made it a wonderful player. I have always heard the horror stories of 6/4 tuba tuning issues, especially ones that were cut to C. I have found none of these issues in this horn. Having never spent much time playing an American horn, it is taking some time to adjust, because they certainly demand different techniques than German horns. I probably never paid any attention to the one at BBC. Perhaps Mike Lynch got it? I believe the one he owns that Don Harry plays is a Matt Walters creation. Same bugle as mine (as far as I can tell) with a Meinl valveset. They both said it is a monster player.

The L&H Don uses that Mike owns was created by Matt and has a M/W valve set on it. Magnificent horn.
Mark

The Lyon & Healy that was for sale at BBC came from Mike Lynch and he had bought it from me several years ago. He told me that he had another one that was staying in pipeline to get fixed up, but decided to let this one go. The one I sold him came from one of community bands I play with and am on the board of directors. I sold it for the band to raise some money to buy other things. The band had owned it since the 1940's. The valves were very long throw and difficult to use, plus the 4th valve was buggered up. But it really sang in the upper register. I haven't heard who bought it from BBC. I'd kind of like to keep track of it, so if anyone knows or hears something, let me know.




Pomona Concert Band Lyon & Healy