@Mary Ann The Manhasset Voyager stands (3) I have use the same bottom bolt as my Symphony stand (17 mm). The head bolt and lock nut are the same as well (1/2 in). These are newer production stands.

Hope this helps.

...Off topic but can I ask about that rotor setup in your profile? I’ve never seen anything like that


I can comment on it as I have test played that tuba in question.

That was a 1930s Alex 163 that the previous owner (I assume) had changed the 5th valve (2 whole step) linkage that was ...

I'm assuming this is the one that Brad close is currently building? Id be curious what the cost is for such a beast.

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"If you have to ask ...

If Bb contrabass trombones were a little more common, it would be fun to pick one up. My use case is almost non-existent so there isn’t a case to spend real money on one.

But I didn’t hate it when I had 10 minutes to fart around on a pretty nice one.


On the slide instrument chat, there's ...

That should actually be a CC version of the 103 BBb... Side entry from the short leadpipe, vs top entry from a long leadpipe like on the BBb.

Rough shape... Unfortunate, since it's probably a decent tuba, even with only 4 valves.

185? I agree about it being too skinny to be a 186, and I also think it's too fat to be a 184.

But my eyes, and the angle at which the photo was taken, could be playing tricks on me.

I suppose I should clarify that I was referring to the high school me that hadn't quite developed a solid embouchure for bass trombone yet.

Nowadays — and after time on a Wick 1AL and Schilke 58 to strengthen my bass bone embouchure — my current bass piece is basically a fancy 1¼G-sized (a smidge ...

BTW, to muck up the works here, a friend of mine has recently starting playing on a tuba mouthpiece that has a horn rim on it. I kid you not. He is a pro, and i'm not being facetious. it is a new release of some kind. He said he likes it. Rim is narrow like a horn rim, not the diameter of a horn ...

I loved the concept and cost of the Wessex Excelsior, but when I played a few notes I quickly put it down and moved on.


Is that the model where they took the Hirsbrunner 4/4 BB-flat copy body and put a sort of tucked under compensating valve section on it?


Yup, that's the one.

Then they ...

As someone who owns a 2103 (450 mm bell version of the PT-1/3103, which has a 480 mm bell) and sits next to another with a BBb 186, I agree with the points bort2.0 brought up. My section mate's sound is pretty lean with some bite (he uses a Giddings Baer, fwiw), while I (on a Laskey 30G) get a ...

I have a small container of Wright's silver polish. After learning about the baking soda/foil/boiling water trick, I no longer use the silver polish except in an emergency.

2nd tenor wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 12:39 pm The advert says it’s an Eb but my eyes say it might be something else … there’s a lot of tubing there for an Eb.

It's smaller than you think it is. This Pan American tuba would eventually become the Conn 14J "Director" model.

Also, the 2nd valve is your clue to this being an Eb.

I use one (a Wessex Bombino) in quintet since I'm not as facile on the B & S 103. Consider the following:

It's very lean sounding, though weightier than an equivalent sized F tuba. I liken it to a bass euphonium.
Don't force the air. It's bore is not much bigger than a euphonium's and will ...

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When was the last time you saw a BBb tuba with a ...

A prime example of how to wear a sousaphone.

That flare doesn't look overly huge. It kinda looks like a Conn 46K, which normally came with, according to the Conn loyalist, a 28" bell? But this looks like a smaller flare than that...

Makes me think about what would happen if sousaphone makers ...

Can't recruit a new player? That's what I'd try first before changing a thing.

Cerveny tubas, as I recall, are pretty light for tubas, being made from thin gauge brass. In this case, I'd let the instrument do more of the work. The resonance alone can make a difference in your sound supporting the ...

21 3/4" bell? That's not that large a bell... Leastwise for a sousaphone. Same as the recording bell 1240s.

-rob


It looks slimmer than the King 1250, and researching the American Standard sub brand of the H. N. White site loosely confirms the specs. Iirc, the tenon should be about 5" — vs 6 ...

My guess is it's not much different from the 30G other than the larger diameter.

If you really want bigger than the G cup, the B cup is the same shape, but deeper. Yes, there's a 32B.

I myself find no need to go bigger than the 30 size rim. I also really like the 30G; it's what I use on my 2103 ...

I may not have a vintage York 33...

... But I've read that the only York models with the larger-than-Euro (itself larger than standard/American) receivers are the big 6/4 instruments. The 33 is *not* one of those.

It sounds like you need a small or "British" (about the size of a large shank ...

As you might guess, most bags that are tall enough are otherwise too big for your (slender) instrument. Maybe check with Tom McGrady at Mack Brass? They still sell that copy.

For Protec, perhaps the Cordura changed, but it's still a roomy bag meant to fit the tall King tubas best. I despised how my ...