Warren Deck's tubas

[Tim]

Hello. How many tubas did Warren Deck play throughout his career and in what years did he play them. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Tim

[RyanSchultz]

His last few years in the Phil. he had a big Nirschl CC and a handmade 45SLPs. Chris Olka bought the Nirschl and at one point had the 45SLP too but I think he sold it. Earlier I believe Warren played on various versions of the MW 2165s.

[Tubadork]

Hi,
I know there were 2 MW 2165's that he played and I think both of them were sold, I got to play on the one that Scott mendoker sold. I think Ed Diefus had one of them , but I thought I saw that he had put it up for sale. I know that Mike Lynch has the tuba that he won the job on (I think it was an alex with a conn valve set or something, it was some kind of frankenhorn and I think it didn't have a reciever). But, Scott and Mike would know much better than I would.
I hope that helps a little,
Bill Pritchard

[Chuck Jackson]

I remember a killer TV Performance of Alexander Nevsky in which Mr. Deck used his old Geib Conn. It was from the late 80's. What a sound, but I sense he could make music on anything he picked up.

Chuck

[Tom]

Like many major orchestral tubists, I'm sure that Warren Deck has owned many horns over the years.

He is said to have started winning jobs on a rotary Meinl Weston CC and (I think) a Holton CC.

Most recently Warren Deck has been noted as playing several different Meinl Weston tubas: 2165s, a few 2155s, a 2000 or two, and a handful of 45SLPs.

Someone already brought up the frankenhorns he has owned (Conn Geib, etc.)

[MartyNeilan]

At one point in time he owned a Yorkbrunner which he called "the world's most expensive practice tuba"

[Mark E. Chachich]

Warren Deck used a Meinl-Weston 32 (Standard Model) to win the Houston Symphony and as one of three instruments for the New York Philharmonic audition. See the web site below (part of the Meinl-Weston web site).

http://www.meinl-weston.com/2155.htm

Mark