Mary Ann wrote: Mon Sep 28, 2026 4:20 pm People are going to ask for pictures.

Thank you for your comment, Mary Ann. You were correct; photos were requested and provided to the interested parties, and the tuba has now been sold. Have a good day!

Bump for updates

I’m the current owner of this Alexander 163 CC.

I wanted to clarify a few things, as this thread seems to have gone considerably further than the original post warranted.

First, the instrument is in excellent playing condition, mechanically sound, and, in my opinion, an above-average example of a ...

Selling an early 1950s Alexander 163 CC tuba with 5 valves. I bought this horn from another member here on the forum.

The pitch on this particular 163 is above average. The only notes I regularly use alternate fingerings for are D and Eb in the staff. Both are a little low, but they are lip-able ...

Definitely Ellis wean. Sam was around though. Both Sam and Ellis were at Tanglewood together around 1970.

I used to be a HUGE buzzer, and now I don't buzz nor teach it.

My best friend was diagnosed with focal dystonia, and after not getting any better, he went to Jan Kagarice, who is a world renown expert on it and has help top level musicians recover. Some of those names that have been open about it ...

These type of posts can be annoying because almost every one of them eventually becomes the same decades-old argument over whether mouthpiece buzzing is good or bad.

Yes, buzzing a mouthpiece feels different from playing the tuba. The full instrument supplies acoustic impedance and resonant ...

I'd have sworn I've seen a photo of Pilafian with his quintet holding a 186 on some recording/album cover.

But then....I swear all the time....

:smilie7:


Attached below are all the album covers Sam recorded. The hindemith album appears to look like a 186 or just the MW Bill Bell model with ...

Hi everyone I’m looking to buy a Parke Ofenloch CC mouthpiece in European shank. The American shank doesn’t fit in my horn it’s too small.

Hi all,

I’m selling some mouthpieces I no longer use.

1. Parke Offenloch — American shank $200
2. Aaron Tindall AT3UY $180
3. Aaron Tindall AT7UY $160
4. Aaron Tindall AT7U $160
5. Sidey Classic Brass — Euro shank $200
6. Floyd Cooley Helleberg — American shank $150
7. Large Conn Helleberg ...

Having had the opportunity to spend time with the Conn in its original configuration, I find some of the comments being made about it interesting. In my experience, the tuba was relatively easy to play. My primary concern was simply that the valve configuration did not conform to what most players ...

I’m looking to purchase a used hard copy of the Brass Gym for tuba. Thank you in advance

Title says it all I’m looking for at AT1U or UY. I have a bunch of mouthpieces I could trade as well.

SOLD

Good luck finding one in tune.

jtuba wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2026 10:15 am Jessica Clark the seller

On Facebook since 2019

1 Friend

No photos

It’s legit. Idk why you needed share all that information. Jessica is a real person.

If anyone has a Monette 94 they aren’t using I’d happily buy it from you.

I’ve heard of this piece and tried it once. They fixed the issues with the weird bite the Schilke Helleberg II has from what I remember.

The specs of it is very close to the Conn Large Helleberg that you’re playing on currently with a tighter throat. That could be the only negative is that it’s ...

.

@Lee Stofer

I’d like to order a couple of these aswell in American shank and European Shank.