raw brass horns
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It's a picture of someone's raw brass Gronitz PCM from bassclefbrass.com
Raw brass tubas don't have lacquer...that's why they're raw brass...
A freshly stripped tuba or a raw brass horn right out of the factory might look like it's lacquered (maybe the case with the 186 linked above) since the horn needs to be buffed after being stripped or assembled (as would be the case from the factory). In addition, how fast a horn tarnishes to the brownish color will depend on how much you handle it, the environment, and how often you polish it up. I just let my raw brass horn go, with no attempt to polish it, etc., but I think raw brass looks kind of cool
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Re: raw brass horns
cyras21 wrote:anyone have any pics?
You've seen both of these in person before. The second one is a lot less shiny now than it was when the picture was made, and the first one has sort of settled into this look after ten years or so of not being polished.
Rick "who doesn't mind shine but who isn't willing to spend much money to get it" Denney
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Carl Wunderlich (GDR stencil)
And this little Eb Frankenhelicon
And this little Eb Frankenhelicon
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Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
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1891 5 valve euphonium by Josef Highams, used in my recitals;
http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/newhigh8.jpg
http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/newhigh6.jpg
Listen to it here;
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=467934&t=4799
CB
http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/newhigh8.jpg
http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/newhigh6.jpg
Listen to it here;
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=467934&t=4799
CB
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Thanks Jonathan.
5th = semitone, same as the second, only by then, the bore has increased quite a bit and you can get a much bigger sound.
Remember the euph is not compensating so a lot of the 4th. valve notes are quite sharp, hence the 5th.
Once you get used to the uncomfortable holding position, yes, it sounds really nice.
CB
5th = semitone, same as the second, only by then, the bore has increased quite a bit and you can get a much bigger sound.
Remember the euph is not compensating so a lot of the 4th. valve notes are quite sharp, hence the 5th.
Once you get used to the uncomfortable holding position, yes, it sounds really nice.
CB
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