Seller asking $1300, but price negotiable... I'm sure people will be jumping all over this
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Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
You understand that the "C" in "C Mahillion" stands for "Charles" and not the key of "C", correct?
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
Is this the one Howard Johnson uses?
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
It's on auction now. Will be interesting to see where it ends up.
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
It "was", but IIRC he's playing a Meinl-Weston now.The Big Ben wrote:Is this the one Howard Johnson uses?
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
The one that HoJo played had an upright bell and I've seen his daughter Nedra playing it over the past few years. Other than the recording bell this one appears to be similar to that old one (which was sort of the basis of the MW designs).Heavy_Metal wrote:It "was", but IIRC he's playing a Meinl-Weston now.The Big Ben wrote:Is this the one Howard Johnson uses?
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
Sorry about that, I am not very familiar with these tubas
bigtubby wrote:You understand that the "C" in "C Mahillion" stands for "Charles" and not the key of "C", correct?
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
Auction was ended because of an error in the listing. Wonder if they saw this thread?
The detachable recording bell would make this tuba kind of unique. All the ones I've seen so far, including mine, have non-detachable upright bells. The rather small bore and the resulting short valve stroke make these horns extremely agile.
The detachable recording bell would make this tuba kind of unique. All the ones I've seen so far, including mine, have non-detachable upright bells. The rather small bore and the resulting short valve stroke make these horns extremely agile.
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
1970s Marzan Slant-rotor BBb
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
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Re: Mahillon 4 top valve C tuba
I've never played one but always imagined them being similar to the Ling 12xx/23xx tubas/sousies: agile easy to play and excellent native intonation.Heavy_Metal wrote:Auction was ended because of an error in the listing. Wonder if they saw this thread?
The detachable recording bell would make this tuba kind of unique. All the ones I've seen so far, including mine, have non-detachable upright bells. The rather small bore and the resulting short valve stroke make these horns extremely agile.
Just came across a removable bell model, text search for "Mahillion"
http://www.oberloh.com/sales/tubas.htm
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