They did it with their guitars. How about a Cafe Racer Yamayork?

So if I wanted to learn/practice basic soldering, I need 60/40 solder and what kind of flux?

Dead bass strings? Pshh

I’m assuming it would be expensive and difficult to get someone to bend/make a new, correct style leadpipe?

This guy was one of mine.

Joe Stites
Jeff Hodapp
Kent Eshelman
Mike Dunn

All of them were great!

Sold

Bump for price drop

$500

Conn 15j BBb with 12j bell. It’s been in my garage for a while but I used it for everything for about 5 years. Plays well and has relatively good and fast valves. It is what it is.

Located in Bowling Green, KY.

$650 plus shipping.

Willing to meet up to an hour away.

Thanks,
Matthew

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For those of you that have used a luggage Dolly to transport your tuba in a hard case with no wheels, what did you use?

Thanks.

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So the Jupiter style tuba is a Chinese copy of a tuba that’s made in Taiwan?

Yes but I guess I wasn’t aware that tubas coming from these factories were being “stenciled.”

Specifically that Jupiter because I’ve taken a recent interest in that model based on some favorable reviews.

Jupiter?

https://jimlaabsmusicstore.com/store/sc ... io-series/

Packer?

https://jimlaabsmusicstore.com/store/sc ... tion-tuba/

I had an Olds 099-4 years ago that I sold. Now I find myself wanting/needing a similar size 4 piston valve BBb tuba. I would really like something that hasn’t been worn out over the years or just barely survived a middle school band room. However, it seems the newer options that don’t break the bank ...

Is it:

1. Unpolished brass with clear lacquer
2. Unpolished brass with matte lacquer
3. Scratched/Scotch Brite finish with clear lacquer
4. Scratched/Scotch Brite finish with matte lacquer
5. More trouble than it’s worth

From The Shores of the Mighty Pacific

Toby Hanks Sampler was the first tuba CD I owned. Once I heard that track I knew I wanted to play it someday. I did it at the end of my last Graduate recital (after a bunch of F tuba stuff) on a Thor. You couldn’t have paid me to play it on the F.

The 5th valve has a removable slide extension. Not making a comment as to what the owner is stating, but I do know that you can change the length of the 5th valve slide.

I had a piggy while 2 of these were in the tuba studio in college. This tuba is very comparable to a piggy in terms of size ...

i put them in a difference classification. the olds/bach and the conn 4j/5j play a lot bigger and richer than the yamaha, which is really a student line 3v 3/4.


I’ve never played a Yamaha but that’s my feeling too. The Olds was a smaller horn that I felt could still hold its own in a larger ...

I like the idea and price of the MackBrass horn but how does that Yamaha style compare to the Olds? It’s physically smaller correct? And is the bore size similar?