But it's a York!

[Ken Crawford]

1. Acquire a silver plated Chinese 6/4 size bell.
2. Repeatedly damage and repair said bell to create that sought after rippled look.
3. Have "York" engraved on the bell.
4. Attach bell to any old tuba body, preferable with mismatched finishes in the tubing.
5. Put it up for sale on Tubenet for a ridiculous price, including the words "York sound" in your ad.



I apologize... feeling triggered.

[windshieldbug]

I think if you engrave "York Sound" on the bell you have all your bases covered!

[Ken Crawford]

I think if you engrave "York Sound" on the bell you have all your bases covered!

Or York Presence! Even better.

[Three Valves]

A York (PA) original!!

[pete edwards]

my son was born in York PA, does that make him a York Clone?

[bort]

A York (PA) original!!

Ha! How many times have I driven past that, but never thought that?

[iiipopes]

When I was a toddler, I pronounced my l's as y's. Mom taught me to use the tongue properly by having me repeat, la la la look, and the y's as l's went away in favor of "accepted" diction before I entered pre-school.

So...with all of those classic early reader books in mind:

Look! Look!
Oh! Look!
A York!

[THE TUBA]

Also gotta say it was previously owned by [famous tuba player].

[Ken Crawford]

Also gotta say it was previously owned by [famous tuba player].

Or, they played it once and said it was great, probably the best example of that model they'd ever played. Or they looked at it once and said, "nice horn" or just smiled...

[windshieldbug]

Whatever you do, make sure you register the name. Boosey and Hawkes bought it, let it lapse in America, Brook Mays registered it, and when B&H transferred their designs and the name to Schreiber & Keilwerth, they turned up at a U.S. show & Brook Mays had them bounced. Remember, kill all the lawyers first...

[pete edwards]

its Bjork!

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[iiipopes]

Indeed.

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[pete edwards]

He's a York!

He's a York Clone!